Police are investigating after a brick was thrown through the window of the Labour MP Mary Creagh’s constituency office in Wakefield. The former shadow international development secretary said staff had been distressed by the incident at the office, which is shared with the regional Labour party. There is no excuse for this sort of mindless violence in a free and tolerant society.”— Mary Creagh (@MaryCreaghMP) Staff distressed to discover brick through office window in Wakefield this morning. It is understood the brick was thrown through a bathroom window in the ground-floor office; a person was caught on CCTV throwing the brick close to midnight on Friday night. A Yorkshire and Humber Labour party spokesperson said: “A brick was thrown through a ground-floor window of the office building shared by the regional Labour party and Mary Creagh MP on Friday night.

Source: The Guardian September 12, 2016 14:07 UTC