A video tour of Ann Widdecombe’s remote Devon home aired on television a week before she was found murdered inside her home.The former Conservative prisons minister and Reform party spokeswoman is understood to have first invited cameras into her bungalow in Haytor, Dartmoor, back in 2022.However the episode of Celebrity Yorkshire Auction House was re-broadcast on Quest at 6pm on Thursday 2 July, according to listings. In the show, Ms Widdecombe gives host Angus Ashworth a guided tour of the home, which she purchased for an estimated £600,000 in 2008, her library and some of her antiques.The bungalow - which she named ‘Widdecombe’s Rest’ - sits at a quiet crossroads at the top of the idyllic village, which boasts views for miles across to the Teign estuary.Surrounded by well-kept lawns, the home has an outdoor swimming pool complete with slide at the back of the house, with she reportedly built with money earned her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing with Anton du Beke in 2010.The firebrand politician was discovered dead inside the remote property a week after the episode was re-broadcast, having sustained serious injuries. Detectives are continuing to question a 28-year-old man who was arrested in Rotherham, Yorkshire, over the weekend. He is suspected of driving over 300 miles armed with a wooden pole the day before, according to reports.CCTV footage seen by The Telegraph appears to show the man leaving the address at around 7am on Wednesday.Police have said there is currently “nothing to suggest” that Ms Widdecombe’s murder was terrorism-related or politically motivated.Devon and Cornwall Police assistant chief constable, Matt Longman, said on Sunday the force is not looking for any other suspects.He said: “At this point, there is still no information to suggest that this is a terrorism-related incident and at this point we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this murder.“At this stage, there is nothing to suggest that it was politically motivated.”He said detectives “remain open-minded about the potential motive” and stressed it is not believed there is any threat to the wider public.The 28-year-old suspect was arrested shortly after 9pm on Saturday on suspicion of Ms Widdecombe’s murder. Police believe she was attacked on Wednesday at about 12.30pm.This story is being updated.
Tour of Ann Widdecombe’s Devon house aired on TV days before she was found dead
The politician, 78, suffered serious injuries inside her remote home in Haytor













