Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleVeteran politician Ann Widdecombe gave an interview defending Reform UK leader Nigel Farage over parliamentary investigations into his finances just minutes before police believe she was murdered. In the interview with Christian radio station TWR at 12.10pm, released by Times Radio with her family's permission, Ms Widdecombe criticised the Commons standards committee, describing it as a 'game of personal destructions'. The 78-year-old was discovered with serious injuries in her remote Devon home on Thursday, although police estimate the attack occurred around 12.30pm on Wednesday. Messages between Ms Widdecombe and a TV producer indicate she abruptly ceased communication minutes before the suspected attack took place. A 28-year-old suspect has been rearrested on suspicion of terrorism, with police linking him to a property in Rotherham and investigating political ideology as a potential motive for the crime. In fullAnn Widdecombe gave interview defending Nigel Farage minutes before killingMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Ann Widdecombe’s last interview just minutes before she was killed
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleVeteran politician Ann Widdecombe gave an interview defending Reform UK leader Nigel Farage over parliamentary investigations into his finances just minutes before police believe she was murdered. In the interview with Christian radio station TWR at 12.10pm, released by Times Radio with her family's permission, Ms Widdecombe criticised the Commons standards committee, describing it as a 'game of personal destructions'. The 78-year-old was discovered with serious injuries in her remote Devon home on Thursday, although police estimate the attack occurred around 12.30pm on Wednesday. Messages between Ms Widdecombe and a TV producer indicate she abruptly ceased communication minutes before the suspected attack took place. A 28-year-old suspect has been rearrested on suspicion of terrorism, with police linking him to a property in Rotherham and investigating political ideology as a potential motive for the crime. In fullAnn Widdecombe gave interview defending Nigel Farage minutes before killingMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
