William James July 11, 2026 — 1:01 a.m. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. TOTOTO London: British police said they had launched a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former government minister whose death was announced earlier on
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London: British police said they had launched a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former government minister whose death was announced earlier on Friday.
Widdecombe was a Conservative Member of Parliament between 1987 and 2010 and held a number of junior ministerial posts in former Prime Minister John Major’s government. He defected to the Brexit Party in 2019 and later became spokesperson for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
“Our murder investigation is in its early stages but is progressing at a significant pace,” Devon and Cornwall Police said in a statement on Friday (Saturday morning AEST).
“We are deploying all necessary resources to find out exactly what has happened and locate the person responsible who we believe is a white man.”
Police said they were called to Widdecombe’s address around midday on Thursday, where it was discovered he had suffered serious injuries and died.
“A cordon remains on the property while specialist officers continue forensic examinations,” the statement said.
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