The politician, 78, suffered serious injuries inside her remote home in Haytor

Police are investigating following the former Tory minister and Strictly contestant’s death on Friday

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

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Body of former MP, 78, found with serious injuries at her Dartmoor home on Thursday morning

Devon and Cornwall Police have launched a murder investigation into the ‘suspicious’ death of Ann Widdecombe. The firebrand former MP, 78, was found dead at her Devon home on…

Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a former member of Parliament

Watch live as police hold a press conference on Friday (10 July) after the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe .

British interior minister Shabana Mahmood said the circumstances of the death “are extremely distressing.”

Ann Widdecombe defended Nigel Farage’s re-election bid in Clacton as “the right course to take” in her final TV interview just a day before her death at the age of 78. The former…

Ann Widdecombe, 78, was found dead in her home on Thursday. She had a lengthy career as a Conservative politician and later a Reform UK leader.

Ann Widdecombe moved to Haytor Vale to get away from it all, setting herself up ‘for the rest of my days’. But as an outspoken celebrity politician, she was somewhat of an anomaly…

Officers were called to Widdecombe's home shortly after midday on Thursday, where she was found dead

A murder investigation has been launched following the shocking death of 78-year-old Ann Widdecombe

A TV host expressed concern to viewers over Ann Widdecombe’s whereabouts hours before she was found dead at her home. The former Tory minister was scheduled to make an appearance…

The ex-Tory minister is believed to have been attacked at her remote bungalow in Haytor, on Dartmoor, at around 12.30pm on Wednesday.

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A 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering the former MP has been released from custody

Devon police working on assumption the former politician was attacked on Wednesday afternoon

Police release murder suspect and say they believe Ms Widdecombe was killed on Wednesday afternoon, as her last known hours become clearer

The mystery of the murder of Ann Widdecombe continues as police try to piece together her movements on the final day of her life - here is the timeline of the events as detectives…