“Die Tory scum” has been daubed on Jeremy Hunt’s constituency workplace.
Police are investigating and imagine the incident came about between 8pm and 9pm on Monday.
Mr Hunt represents the South West Surrey constituency, however can be standing within the newly named Godalming and Ash seat on the subsequent election following boundary adjustments.
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The chancellor has been MP for the realm since 2005, which has been Conservative because it was created in 1983.
The incident, first reported within the Woking Information and Mail, came about at Mr Hunt’s workplace in Hindhead.
An image exhibits the phrase “die Tory scum” written thrice in paint on the home windows and door.
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Mr Hunt stated: “The British individuals are famously tolerant which is why we now have one of the crucial sturdy democracies on the planet. We gained’t be deterred by a couple of idiots.”
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A spokesperson for Surrey Police stated: “Officers have been referred to as following stories of felony injury at a property on Tilford Highway in Hindhead, which is believed to have taken place between 8pm and 9pm on Monday 4 March.
“The felony injury concerned graffiti being sprayed on the home windows on the skin of the property. Nobody was current within the property on the time of the felony injury.”
