Volgens Binnenlandminister Mahmood heeft nieuwe informatie over de dood van de oud-politica tot het besluit geleid.

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

British police said they had launched a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former government minister whose death was announced earlier on Friday.