A man, aged in his 70s, has been arrested on suspicion of encouragement to commit arson

He was arrested in Southwark at around 1.45am on Sunday, 19 December.

The arrest relates to a video posted online in which people were encouraged to burn down MPs’ offices.

The man remains in custody at a central 1 police station.

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