MP's office attacked with 16 windows smashed 'by man with hammer'
A man has been charged in relation to an attack on an MP's office where windows were smashed.
Craig Williams, MP for Montgomeryshire, spoke about the details of the incident from the benches of the Houses of Parliament as he paid tribute to the efforts of his staff and the police in their response.
Mr Williams, who was elected as Conservative MP for the area in 2019, said the incident had been scary for staff at the office, on High Street in Welshpool.
Dyfed Powys Police said they had been called to an incident at around 3.30pm yesterday.
Mr Williams said that thankfully no one had been hurt.
Speaking in Parliament he said: "I would like to pay tribute to my parliamentary team, it is with great sadness I report to the House my constituency office was attacked this morning.
"I pay tribute to the police for dealing with it incredibly quickly, luckily they did not gain entrance but broke 16 panes of glass and of course scared the parliamentary team who of course across the House our teams work day in day out without the protection this House affords us now and I just want to put on the record my thanks to them and the police for dealing with it so quickly."
Writing on Twitter later Mr Williams said: "Huge thanks to @DyfedPowys and the team in the #Montgomeryshire constituency office for dealing with an attack this morning. While rare, it’s a sad reality of public life. Importantly nobody hurt."
A spokesman for the police said that Wayne Powell, 53, of Bryn y Gog, Machynlleth, had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.
They added: "He has since been charged and bailed to appear before Welshpool Magistrates Court on July 27."
