UK SHOCK: Cops Reportedly Find Former MP, Farage Ally Dead, Seemingly Bludgeoned In Home

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Police are investigating the suspicious death of British politician Ann Widdecombe, who was found dead at 78 with a head wound in her Devon home Friday morning. The 78-year-old former member of Parliament and reality TV personality was found with serious injuries at her home on the edge of Dartmoor National Park

Widdecombe’s carer found the body of the former Conservative Party cabinet minister-turned-Reform UK campaigner covered in blood, The Sun reported. She had been a close political ally of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, joining his Brexit Party in 2019 and becoming a key advisor.

Devon and Cornwall Police are now probing whether she died from an accidental fall or foul play, according to the outlet. Widdecombe’s management said in a statement they are “absolutely devastated.”

Police arrested a 26-year-old man “on the suspicion of murder in the death of Ann Widdecombe” on Friday afternoon, according to CNN.

“Ann Widdecombe gave her life to public service,” Farage said in a Friday video statement posted to X. “I’m not going to speculate at this stage … I do fear for anybody in public life or especially in the political space. Things have become even more dangerous today.”

“Our murder enquiry is in its early stages but moving at a significant pace. We are deploying all of the necessary resources to find out exactly what has happened and to locate the person responsible who we believe to be a white male,” Detective Chief Inspector Ilona Rosson said, according to the Sun. “This is an extremely tragic incident and our thoughts are very much with the family and friends of Ann Widdcombe at this difficult time.”

“She is the best known female politician since Margaret Thatcher, I don’t think anyone else comes close,” Farage had told TalktTV.

“The whole country will be utterly shocked by the awful news about the circumstances of Ann Widdecombe’s death,” U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrote on X.

A police statement and press conference are expected Friday afternoon. The road to her remote Dartmoor home has been sealed off by police as the investigation continues. “Police later said the killing was not believed to be an act of terror and there was no information to suggest it was politically motivated.” Devon and Cornwall Police said a man taken in for questioning was no longer under investigation. The force said that “detectives continue to carry out numerous inquiries as part of the ongoing investigation and we remain committed to establishing the full circumstances surrounding the incident.”

The details around Widdecombe’s death are “extremely distressing,” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said, according to the Sun.

“Preliminary inquiries are ongoing,” a spokesman for the Devon county coroner’s office stated.

DYLAN KRESAK, July 10, 202612:18 PM ET

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