NewsUK NewsAnn WiddecombeLIVEUpdated 8 mins agoA 28-year-old white British man has been arrested following the death of veteran politician Ann Widdecombe - he was rearrested on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorismAnn Widdecombe was found dead in her home last week (Image: AFP via Getty Images)Police investigating the death of Ann Widdecombe are continue to question a suspect - and they can hold him for up to 14 days under terrorism legislation if needed.Police announced a 28-year-old white British man was arrested in Rotherham on Saturday and had been re-arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the suspect was not known to the counter-terrorism programme Prevent. Counterterrorism police took over the investigation after "new information and evidence" emerged following Widdecombe's death."We now have new information and evidence that means counter-terrorism policing is leading the investigation," Lawrence Taylor, head of national counter-terrorism policing, said: "We are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry to establish the motivation for this attack."Mahmood later offered Reform UK leader Nigel Farage a security meeting following Widdecombe's death.Widdecombe was found dead with "serious injuries" in her home in Haytor, Devon, at about 11:40am on Thursday. Police continue to question the suspect over Widdecombe's death.Police have 14 days to question the suspect without charge under the terrorism act.Devon and Cornwall Police said officers remain "open-minded" about a possible motive following counter-terrorism taking over the investigation. It comes after the force claimed there was "no information to suggest that this is a terrorism-related incident."View PostView PostToday08:14 BSTHusband of murdered MP Jo Cox calls for stronger security measures for MPsBrendan Cox, the husband of murdered MP Jo Cox, has called for stronger security measures for MPs and wider action to tackle the online culture he says helps legitimise political violence.Jo Cox, the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was murdered by a far-right extremist in June 2016.Mr Cox said: “The security of MPs must be improved – provided on the basis of intelligence and threat level, blind to politics. But improved security cannot solve the problem. We need to change the culture that legitimises political violence, including the algorithmic social media that drives it.”Content cannot be displayed without consentToday08:14 BSTRECAP: Ann Widdecombe 'murder' suspect re-arrested on terror offence after 'new evidence'Counter terror cops are now leading the probe into Ann Widdecombe’s killing after announcing they have discovered “new information and evidence”.The development came as police continued to quiz a 28-year-old man on suspicion of murdering the 78-year-old former Cabinet Minister and new footage emerged of his arrest.Head of National Counter Terrorism Policing, Laurence Taylor, said: “Building on the progress made by our colleagues in Devon and Cornwall Police, we now have new information and evidence that means Counter Terrorism Policing is now leading the investigation.The prime suspect in the case, a White British man who cannot be named for legal reasons, was today re-arrested on suspicion of "commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism", Counter Terrorism Policing South East said.It came two days after he was arrested at his home in Rotherham, South Yorkshire - some 270 miles from Ms Widdecombe's home in Haytor, Devon, where she was found dead last Thursday.The man's re-arrest on suspicion of terror offences means police can now hold him without charge for up to 14 days under the Terrorism Act.READ MORE: Ann Widdecombe 'murder' suspect re-arrested on terror offence after 'new evidence'New footage showed the moment the suspect was arrested at his home in Rotherham, South YorkshireToday08:04 BST'Critical' to allow police space for investigation, says ministerA government minister has said it is "critical" to allow police "space" to carry out their investigation.Chief secretary of the Treasury Lucy Rigby spoke with Sky News, adding: "My heart goes out to her family and friends at the horrific circumstances of her death."What is absolutely critical is to protect the integrity of this investigation."She continued: "It is just critical that we allow the police the space to do that investigation… that is the best way to allow the police to get to where they need to be."Treasury minister Lucy Rigby commented on giving police space(Image: UK Parliament)‌Today07:59 BSTGovernment told to clamp down on social media companies following Widdecombe's deathThe Government has been told to clamp down on social media companies that display hateful posts towards MPs, in the wake of Ann Widdecombe’s death.A series of MPs, including Conservative Party former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood that action needed to be taken on messages which whip up hate against parliamentarians.Sir Iain said: “We need to reiterate, and the Government and the Home Secretary needs to specify, to all those social media companies they must do something to close down on the visceral, violent language that some people use, attacking personally – as they did over her murder – which has shocked me, to make sure we get on top of that because that is the root of violence and death.”His party colleague, Mark Francois (Rayleigh and Wickford) said: “The social media companies have a responsibility in this too. You always needed a thick skin to come into politics; you now need the hide of a rhino, and they could do something to calm down the level of hate to which honourable members and their families are exposed online.”Conservative MP for The Wrekin Mark Pritchard contrasted press regulation with those for social media. He said: “For too long, the mainstream media of this country have been blamed… and in fact it is the tech companies that have more resources that should be doing more.”Ms Mahmood replied: “Many members have made this point today about the unaccountability of social media platforms for their algorithms and for the type of content that they host on their platforms, the Government has already done some work in this area, but I’m sure we will have to go further.”Today07:59 BSTDetectives re-arrest suspect on terrorism chargesThe 28-year-old white British man initially arrested over the death of Ann Widdecombe has been rearrested.He was previously arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday.But counterterrorism police rearrested him on Monday on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.The new arrest means officers have longer to question him as suspects can be held for 14 days without charge under the Terrorism Act.Ann Widdecombe during press conference in 2019(Image: Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/Shutterstock)‌