{"id":1748,"date":"2026-07-16T06:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2026-07-16T06:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:37:10","slug":"uk-police-say-former-politician-and-tv-personality-ann-widdecombe-was-killed-in-targeted-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1748","title":{"rendered":"UK police say former politician and TV personality Ann Widdecombe was killed in \u2018targeted attack\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>LONDON (AP) \u2014 Former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed <span>in a \u201ctargeted attack,\u201d<\/span> though the motivation is still under investigation, British counterterror police said Tuesday.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1742\">Ukraine buries its unknown soldiers as families wait for identification<\/a><\/p><p>A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and terror crimes remains in custody on an extended detention warrant under the Terrorism Act that allows police to question him for up to another week.<\/p><p>\u201cIt is clear that this was a targeted attack,\u201d Laurence Taylor, head of National Counter Terrorism Policing told reporters. \u201cWe are still working to understand the extent of any planning or preparation, and the motivation that sits behind that attack.\u201d<\/p><p><span>The death of Widdecombe,<\/span> 78, a former member of Parliament, shocked the British political establishment, where she was long known for blunt-spoken socially conservative views opposing abortion and the expansion of LGBTQ+ rights.<\/p><p>Counterterror police took over the investigation Monday after new evidence was discovered. Devon and Cornwall Police have been criticized for originally saying the killing was not believed to be a terror-related crime and there was nothing to suggest it was politically motivated.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez defended her agency Tuesday, saying new information often changes the nature of a fast-paced investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Police believe Widdecombe was attacked on Wednesday just past noon. She failed to show up for a scheduled TV interview about an hour later and was found dead the next day in her isolated rural home in a village in southwest England.<\/p><p>Police did not disclose a cause of death, saying only that she had sustained \u201cserious injuries.\u201d Taylor called it a \u201cbrutal attack on a 78-year-old lady in her own home.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1740\">More than 500 feared dead as officials investigate reports of boats capsizing with Rohingya refugees<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP \"Read More\" embed (place mid-article) -->\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The suspect was arrested Saturday in South Yorkshire county in northern England, more than 200 miles (320 kilometers) from the village of Haytor on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, where Widdecombe died.<\/p><p>Police have conducted extensive searches at his home and Taylor said they found evidence of planning, but he declined to provide details.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of murder, but additional evidence found while he was in custody led police to rearrest him on suspicion of\u202fcommission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP Morning Wire Newsletter Embed (self-contained) -->\n<div>\n<!-- Red AP Prompt Bar -->\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<strong>Sign up for Morning Wire:<\/strong>\n    Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day.\n  <\/div>\n<form>\n<input\/>\n<div>\n<div>\n<label>Email address<\/label>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<label>\n<input\/>\n<span>\n          By checking this box, you agree to AP&#8217;s\n          Terms of Use\n          and acknowledge that AP may collect and use your data pursuant to our\n          Privacy Policy.\n        <\/span>\n<\/label>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The suspect has not been named because he has not been charged.<\/p><p>Widdecombe was in the House of Commons from 1987 to 2010, serving in roles including prisons minister in Prime Minister John Major\u2019s 1990s Conservative government.<\/p><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<bsp-figure>\n<template>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Britain's European parliament member Ann Widdecombe, right, of the Brexit party, speaks during a debate at the European parliament, Jan. 14, 2020, in Strasbourg, eastern France. 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(Matt Keeble\/PA via AP)\" class=\"wp-image-1747\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/275583a79b0438495ac0520b3926e4e3-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/275583a79b0438495ac0520b3926e4e3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/275583a79b0438495ac0520b3926e4e3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/275583a79b0438495ac0520b3926e4e3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<div>\n<bsp-page-actions>\n<div>\n<!--            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=ap%20news\">-->\n<!--            <\/a>-->\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n                    Share\n                    <svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-copy-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-copy-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<bsp-print-link>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-print-link>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<svg>\n<\/svg>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-page-actions>\n<\/div>\n<\/bsp-carousel-read-more>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/template>\n<\/bsp-figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>She found fame after leaving Parliament as a contestant on the reality television shows \u201cStrictly Come Dancing\u201d and \u201cCelebrity Big Brother.\u201d<\/p><p>She later joined the Brexit Party, briefly serving as a member of the European Parliament before Britain left the European Union in 2020. Most recently, she joined the anti-immigration Reform UK party, often appearing in the media as a spokesperson.<\/p><p>The killing renewed concerns for politicians about security, which was tightened in the past decade after the murders of two serving members of Parliament. Labour lawmaker Jo Cox <span>was shot and stabbed<\/span> in 2016 by a far-right extremist, and Conservative David Amess <span>was stabbed<\/span> in 2021 by an attacker inspired by the Islamic State group.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1738\">India\u2019s Gen Z \u2018cockroaches\u2019 took protest to the streets. Now they rally around a hunger strike<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British counterterror police say former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed in a targeted attack. The motivation is still under investigation. A 28-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of murder and terror crimes. Police arrested him Saturday in South Yorkshire, far from Widdecombe&#8217;s rural home in southwest England. Authorities believe she was attacked Wednesday and found dead the next day. Widdecombe, known for her conservative views, was a former member of Parliament who later became a reality TV star. Her death has renewed security concerns for politicians, following previous attacks on MPs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UK police say former politician and TV personality Ann Widdecombe was killed in \u2018targeted attack\u2019 - Top Moving Pros<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1748\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK police say former politician and TV personality Ann Widdecombe was killed in \u2018targeted attack\u2019 - Top Moving Pros\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"British counterterror police say former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed in a targeted attack. 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