POLICE have released an image of a man who is suspected of hammering at the office of an MP with a dog lead.

The window of the Church Road office of Hove and Portslade MP Peter Kyle was attacked on Wednesday afternoon.

Detectives are now appealing to find the dog walker who was pictured on CCTV.

A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said: “We received report of a man hammering at the window of an office using a dog lead in Church Street at 3pm.

“The man was wearing jeans, a hoodie with stripes, he had a small dog with him and left the scene towards the city centre.

“Officers are keen to identify and speak to the man about his motivation for causing the damage.”

Anyone with information or who knows his identity is asked to report online or call 101, quoting 810 of 30/12.