Justice minister Mike Freer is to quit frontline politics, citing his pro-Israel stance.
The 63-year-old told the Prime Minister earlier today that he will step down at the election following a string of threats and incidents.
The incidents culminated in an 'arson' attack on his constituency office in Finchley, north London in December.
Freer said he was forced to wear a stab vest when out in public and that he has concerns for the safety of his family as a result of his pro-Israel stance.
Conservative Mike Freer MP will step down
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He said his husband Angelo had become "incredibly jittery" after it emerged that Ali Harbi Ali, who murdered fellow MP Sir David Amess, had visited his Finchley and Golders Green constituency office with the intention of killing him.
Freer added December's attack was "the final straw". One email sent after the attack informed him he was "the kind of person who deserved to be set alight".
After "tense" conversations with his husband, he decided he would be stepping down from politics, something he called: "a real wrench."
He added: "Obviously your husband or your family's views have to carry a lot of weight. And when someone worries that, are you going to come home at night? - you have to take that seriously...You shouldn't really have to think, am I going to survive the day?"