A Tory minister has introduced he’ll step again from frontline politics on the subsequent election over death threats and intimidation due to his pro-Israel views.
Justice Minister Mike Freer stated he was “lucky to be alive” after narrowly escaping a gathering in 2021 with Ali Harbi Ali, who later murdered fellow MP Sir David Amess.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, the 63-year-old stated he had been topic to a decade of intimidation, culminating in a suspected arson assault on his constituency workplace in December.
His household had been so involved by the incident that Mr Freer determined over Christmas to step down, he stated.
His husband Angelo had change into “incredibly jittery” over his security, and he was suggested by police to put on a stab vest throughout occasions in his constituency, he instructed the Mail.