Joshua Kerry, 28, was detained by police at his home in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on suspicion of the killing of the 78-year-old former Conservative MP.

A 28-year-old man from Rotherham has been arrested on suspicion of Widdecombe’s murder and on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism

Pictured here for the first time, Joshua Kerry is accused of targeting the 78-year-old former Tory minister in her Devon home in a suspected terrorist attack.

Joshua Kerry, 28, has been charged after the politician was found dead in her remote Devon home