Ann Widdecombe, former Conservative Member of Parliament and minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman, was struck 21 times in the head with a hammer, according to prosecutors.
Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was killed after being struck over 20 times in the head with a hammer attack in her home , according to the Crown Prosecution Service. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Ann Widdecombe, the late Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman and former Conservative Member of Parliament and government minister, was struck 21 times in the head with a hammer, according to prosecutors. DETAIL: On Tuesday, prosecutors alleged that Joshua Kerry , a 28-year-old man from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, entered Widdecombe’s home in Haytor, Devon, while she was eating lunch on July 9. Kerry allegedly entered through the front door wearing black gloves. Widdecombe was then struck in the head 21…Open
New details about the Joshua Kerry, the man suspected of killing Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe, have been revealed.
Joshua Kerry, a 28-year-old man from Rotherham, northern England, has been charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, immigration and justice spokeswoman for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party and a former Conservative lawmaker and government minister. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Joshua Kerry, the man suspected of killing Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman and former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and government minister Ann Widdecombe, was charged with murder on Monday. DETAIL: The 28-year-old Kerry was arrested on July 11, 2026, after Miss Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home on July 9, 2026. Kerry was arrested in Rotherham , South Yorkshire, in northern England, over 200 miles from Widdecombe’s home in…Open
The former MP’s grisly death raises questions about security for politicians in an increasingly violent UK. The post Ann Widdecombe, Murdered Reform UK Pol, Was the Best of Britain appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Ann Widdecombe, Murdered Reform UK Pol, Was the Best of Britain The former MP’s grisly death raises questions about security for politicians in an increasingly violent UK. UK Special Coverage The late Ann Widdecombe, former Tory member of Parliament and prisons minister, was the politician the left loved to hate. Her views on abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and the death penalty earned her the sobriquet “Doris Karloff.” That moniker followed her defense of handcuffing pregnant prisoners on the way to the maternity ward. The archetypal Anglican spinster, to use an appropriately outdated term, she converted to…Open
Officials in the United Kingdom said on July 14 that former British politician Ann Widdecombe was murdered in a “targeted attack” last week. Counterterror police also said authorities continued to investigate the incident into the former member of Parliament’s death, the Associated Press (AP) reported . The 78-year-old former Conservative Party cabinet minister and Reform UK spokeswoman was found dead in her Devon home on July 9 with a bloody head wound. Officials suspect she was attacked and killed the day prior. “It is clear that this was a targeted attack,” National Counter Terrorism Policing head Laurence Taylor told the press, according to the AP. “We are still working to understand the extent of any planning or…Open
Counter-terrorism officers have seized control of the investigation into the killing of former British MP Ann Widdecombe after re-arresting a 28-year-old suspect on suspicion of terrorism-related offences, a sharp escalation from what police initially described as a burglary gone wrong. Widdecombe, 78, a longtime Conservative minister and prominent Brexit advocate, was found dead Thursday morning […] The post Counter-terrorism police take over Ann Widdecombe murder probe as new suspect arrested 300 miles from scene appeared first on American Almanac .
Counter-terrorism officers have seized control of the investigation into the killing of former British MP Ann Widdecombe after re-arresting a 28-year-old suspect on suspicion of terrorism-related offences, a sharp escalation from what police initially described as a burglary gone wrong. Widdecombe, 78, a longtime Conservative minister and prominent Brexit advocate, was found dead Thursday morning in the kitchen of her isolated bungalow on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. Her carer discovered the body and called 999. Police believe she was attacked around 12:30 p.m. the previous day, meaning she lay dead for nearly a full day before anyone reached her. The case has shifted dramatically since then. A 26-year-old man…Open
Counter Terrorism Police escorted the man suspected of murdering Ann Widdecombe, Reform UK's immigration and justice spokeswoman, from his house in newly released footage of the arrest.
Counter Terrorism Police escorted the man suspected of murdering Ann Widdecombe, Reform UK’s immigration and justice spokeswoman, from his house in newly released footage of the arrest. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Video footage of the man suspected of murdering Ann Widdecombe, the Reform UK party’s immigration and justice spokeswoman, being arrested at his house in Rotherham, northern England, has been released. DETAIL: Counter Terrorism Police arrested a 28-year-old man on suspicion of murdering Ann Widdecombe, a legendary former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and the immigration and justice spokeswoman for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. The footage was taken outside the suspect’s house in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. It…Open
Spice-laced vapes have been linked to a spike in psychosis in teenagers, according to teachers and experts in the United Kingdom.
A significant rise in teenage psychosis is being linked to vapes containing spice, a synthetic that mimics that effects of cannabis , prompting calls for further research and stricter enforcement in schools. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: Spice is a synthetic drug designed to mimic the effects of cannabis. The drug is used in vapes marketed to teenagers, often without their knowledge. While selling spice-laced vapes is illegal in Britain, carrying a sentence of up to 14 years of prison, research from the University of Bath indicates that up to 25 percent of vapes confiscated from schools contain spice. “In the last couple of years we’ve seen vaping take off so much, cigarettes are no longer an issue… We have had cases with…Open
Is free speech dead in the United Kingdom? In this episode of The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Tommy Robinson — the UK's most prominent and controversial right-wing activist and founder of the English Defence League — for a wide-ranging conversation about civil liberties, government overreach, and the state of modern Britain. Just days after Robinson led his "Unite the Kingdom" rally in central London, which drew tens of thousands to Westminster to protest the Starmer government's immigration policies, Tommy explains why he believes an entire nation has learned to self-censor — all while a decades-long child exploitation scandal unfolded across dozens of British towns and cities, with police forces, social workers,…
