HAYTOR, England: A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering former British government minister Ann Widdecombe has been released and is no longer part of the investigation, police said on Saturday. The man, a white British national, was arrested in Newton Abbot, a town about 9 miles (15 km) from Widdecombe’s home in Haytor in rural southwest England, police said on Friday. They have also said that there was no information to suggest the murder of the 78-year-old was related to terrorism or had a political motive.

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

A manhunt has been launched for a white male believed to be responsible, Devon and Cornwall Police said