Stella Creasy, who has represented Walthamstow since 2010, and is operating within the constituency within the upcoming normal election, posted photographs of the injury on social media.

Police stated that the workplace in Orford Highway was focused between 3.10am and three.30am on Sunday (June 22).

Creasy wrote on X: “Message to whoever attacked my workplace final night time. You don’t intimidate me and also you don’t belong within the political course of.

“Identical as these circulating malicious and false leaflets. Police already on this to seek out you – will press for the strongest penalties for such an anti-democratic assault and I do know Walthamstow gained’t be cowed or influenced by your violence both.”

Detective Superintendent Dion Brown stated: “It’s solely unacceptable for the workplace of considered one of London’s potential parliamentary candidates to be focused on this manner.

“An pressing investigation is underneath manner, and officers have attended the scene and are already following up lively traces of enquiry, which is able to embody full evaluation of obtainable CCTV footage.”

Scotland Yard additionally posted a CCTV picture of a hooded man on social media.

A Labour spokesperson stated: “We fully condemn any intimidation ways in direction of candidates of any social gathering. It’s vital to our democracy that parliamentary candidates are in a position to marketing campaign freely.”

Anybody with data is requested to name police on 101, quoting reference 2621/23jun.

Some reporting by PA.