The well-known television personality and conservative mainstay was a household name across the pond; police have arrested a man and said there was likely no political motive.

Devon and Cornwall Police are probing the circumstances surrounding Ann Widdecombe's death, after she was discovered dead at her home in Dartmoor

Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former Tory MP turned Reform UK spokeswoman, was found dead in her home with serious injuries, police said.