With the killer of the ex-Tory minister turned Reform justice spokeswoman still at large, other party figures are living in fear of a potential copycat attack.

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