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THENATIONALPULSE (Christopher Tomlinson) - KASSAM: Ann Widdecombe’s Murder May Not Have Happened If Police Had Taken Threat to Farage Seriously. Tue Oct 6 14:30:45 2026

The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam believes the murder of veteran British stateswoman Ann Widdecombe, immigration and justice spokeswoman for Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, could have been avoided if an attempted firebombing of Farage's house, which is now being treated as an attempted terrorist attack, had been taken seriously.

The National Pulse Editor-in-Chief Raheem Kassam believes the murder of veteran British stateswoman Ann Widdecombe , immigration and justice spokeswoman for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, could have been avoided if an attempted firebombing of Farage’s house, which is now being treated as an attempted terrorist attack, had been taken seriously. The initial mishandling of the firebombing attempt, which reportedly involved Miss Widdecombe’s alleged murderer, raises serious questions about whether British authorities are failing to recognize potentially deadly threats from the political left. The National Pulse strives to provide you with original news and analysis every week. If you want to support Raheem J. Kassam and his team, please JOIN THE NATIONAL PULSE or MAKE A DONATION today. We are 100% reader-funded. “What we’re talking about here… is the summer assassination of a former Member of Parliament, a former member of the European Parliament, a beloved national figure, Ann Widdecombe, who was brutally bludgeoned to death in her home,” Kassam told Stephen K. Bannon this week on his War Room show. Widdecombe, 78, a former Conservative Party government minister who later joined Reform, was found dead at her Devon home in July. Prosecutors have charged 28-year-old Joshua Kerry with her murder. She was allegedly struck in the head 21 times with a hammer . Police initially claimed there was no indication of a political motive, but Counter Terrorism Policing subsequently described the killing as a “targeted attack,” with investigators reportedly discovering far-left and communist material during searches connected with the suspect. Authorities also reopened an investigation into an April 2025 incident at a property linked to Farage that police had originally treated as an attempted burglary. The handling of that investigation was referred to Britain’s Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after authorities acknowledged that a potentially relevant line of inquiry had not initially been pursued. “If the police had taken Nigel Farage’s firebombing of his home seriously, then Ann Widdecombe may be alive today,” Kassam said. The Crown Prosecution Service announced on October 2 that Kerry had been charged with preparing acts of terrorism “including against Nigel Farage MP,” relating to alleged activity between May 2024 and July 2026. For Kassam, the cases point to a wider institutional problem in Britain: two-tier policing and two-tier justice. “This is anarcho-tyranny that you see here in the United Kingdom,” Kassam said. “It’s the police not just refusing to do their jobs to protect people on the political right, but actively going out of their way, it seems, to defend left-wing political terrorism .” WATCH: RAHEEM KASSAM: If UK Police Had Taken The Firebombing Of Nigel Farage’s Home Seriously, Ann Widdecombe Might Be Alive Today. @RaheemKassam https://t.co/TFM6EmB0MC — Bannon’s WarRoom (@Bannons_WarRoom) October 5, 2026 To help Raheem J. Kassam and his team keep delivering you the best news and analysis, please JOIN THE NATIONAL PULSE or MAKE A DONATION today. Join Pulse+ to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses.