{"id":3430,"date":"2026-07-10T22:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3430"},"modified":"2026-07-10T22:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T22:07:27","slug":"former-mp-and-reality-tv-star-ann-widdecombe-found-killed-at-her-home-man-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3430","title":{"rendered":"Former MP and Reality TV Star Ann Widdecombe Found Killed at Her Home, Man Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tAuthorities in England have arrested a man in connection with the killing of right-wing British political and television personality Ann Widdecombe, after she was found dead with serious injuries at her home on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3428\">New York Times Countersues U.S. Over Claim It Discriminated Against White Male Employee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tPolice said at a Friday evening news conference that a 26-year-old was apprehended in Newton Abbot, Devon. It is unlikely that the violent killing of 78-year-old Widdecombe was \u201ca politically motivated crime,\u201d Matt Longman, assistant chief constable at Devon and Cornwall, told the press on Friday evening. The case is not being treated as a terror attack, investigators said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThis is really shocking news, and my thoughts, I think all of our thoughts, will be with the family and friends of Ann Widdecombe at this awful time,\u201d Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. \u201cAnn was a distinguished politician over many, many years with many achievements, and it\u2019s a huge, huge loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPolice said that they arrived on Thursday at the home in Haytor, Devon, in southwest England, to find that Widdecombe had sustained serious injuries. The \u201cmurder enquiry is in its early stages but moving at a significant pace,\u201d \u200bDevon and Cornwall Police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFor two decades, Widdecombe served in Britain\u2019s Parliament for Maidstone and The Weald, from 1987 to 2010, after spending time as a minister in the 1990s under Prime Minister John Major. She retired in 2010 but was compelled to return to British politics following the 2016 Brexit vote, which saw the U.K. narrowly vote to leave the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWiddecombe then began representing the Brexit Party as a member of the European Parliament. This lasted two years, and she still works with the party \u2014 now called Reform UK \u2014 in a spokesperson capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3426\">Dakota Fanning and Elle Fanning\u2019s \u2018The Nightingale\u2019 Shifts to March 2027<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tHaving ingrained herself in British politics for the first two-thirds of her career, Widdecombe started a television career in 2002 that left an indelible mark, from a stint on <em>Celebrity Fit Club <\/em>to guest hosting the news quiz show <em>Have I Got News for You.<\/em> Her wit and personality led to multiple episodes of the ITV series <em>Ann Widdecombe Versus, <\/em>in which she spoke with people about issues key to her time in office.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn 2010, she won the hearts of the British public with a run on BBC One\u2019s competition series <em>Strictly Come Dancing,<\/em> the precursor to the U.S. series <em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em>. From there, she became a staple of British reality television, appearing on <em>Celebrity Big Brother<\/em> and the BBC series <em>Celebrity Antiques Road Trip<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs of Friday night, British authorities had not released the name of the arrested suspect or explained a possible motive for the crime. A statement from police asked the public not to speculate about the crime on social media as they appealed for any further evidence.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the vicinity of Haytor Vale, Haytor, or anyone with CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage which could assist with our investigation,\u201d the police statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3424\">Ariana Grande Exits \u2018American Horror Story\u2019 Season 13 Amid \u2018Eternal Sunshine\u2019 Tour<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The well-known television personality and conservative mainstay was a household name across the pond; her death has shocked the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2484,2485,2,2486],"class_list":["post-3430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-ann-widdecombe","tag-england","tag-international","tag-u-k"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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