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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bishop

Watch Ann Widdecombe’s last TV appearance given hours before her death

Ann Widdecombe Nigel Farage Clacton Reform UK

Ann Widdecombe defended Nigel Farage’s re-election bid in Clacton as “the right course to take” in her final TV interview before her death at the age of 78.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on suspicion of the murder of the former Tory minister turned Reform UK member, who was found dead at her home in Dartmoor.

Police were called to Ms Widdecombe’s property in Haytor at around 11:40am on Thursday 9 July.

Detectives said there is nothing to suggest that there was a political motivation behind Ms Widdecombe’s death, and urged people not to speculate.

Appearing on Talk TV on Wednesday (8 July), the former MP defended the Reform UK’s leader’s decision to stand down as an MP.

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