Mike Freer, a north London MP, is already standing down at the next election over safety fears.
MP Mike Freer has announced he will stand down at the next general election over safety fearsA 46-year-old man has admitted calling the north London office of Finchley and Golders Green MP Mike Freer and saying: "I'm coming for you".
The same day, the Tory MP said he would stand down at the next election after earlier death threats and an arson attack on his constituency office.The office of Mr Freer received three calls on 31 January, two of which were "heavy breathing" and the third was a "man with a London accent", prosecutor Adrita Ahmed said.
He was arrested on Tuesday and taken into custody where he "swung his fist towards" a police officer who "jumped back", Ms Ahmed told the hearing.He was given conditional bail by chief magistrate Paul Goldspring until his sentencing on 6 March. A separate investigation into an arson attack at the MP's office on Christmas Eve is ongoing, with a man and a woman charged with arson with intent to endanger life.In his announcement that he would be standing down as an MP, Mr Freer said he could no longer put his family through the anxiety for his safety.
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