THE TELEGRAPH: A former Labour minister has been taken to hospital after being stabbed during a constituency surgery.
Stephen Timms, 54, the financial secretary to the treasury in the last government, was attacked while holding a surgery in Beckton, East London.
The incident happened at 3.20pm at the Beckton Globe Library in Kingsford Way where Mr Timms holds a monthly surgery.
A police source said he was taken to hospital by ambulance where his injuries were not life threatening.
A 21-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and is in custody at an East London police station. >>> Duncan Gardham and Nick Collins | Friday, May 14, 2010
