Police launch investigation into sudden death of former MP Ann Widdecombe

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Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman has released a statement on the death on Ann Widdecombe after a murder investigation was launched.Addressing the media, Mr Longman said: "We can confirm that a 26-year-old man was arrested at an address in Newton Abbot this afternoon on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe."The suspect, who is a white British national, remains in police custody whilst enquiries can continue.

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Officers were called to Ms Widdecombe's home at Hayter by the ambulance service around 11:40 a.m.

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on Thursday, the 9th of July."Sadly, 78-year-old Ms Widdecombe was located deceased within the property.

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Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

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Detectives from the Force Major Crime Investigation Team have launched a murder investigation and are conducting extensive enquiries into the circumstances surrounding Ms Widdecombe's death."While we work closely with our partners and we consulted...

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Ann Widdecombe, a former member of Parliament, had "sustained serious injuries" when she was found dead in her home in southwest England, police said.

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has reacted to the "shocking" alleged murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe.Sir Keir said of Ms Widdecombe's death: "It's shocking news and my thoughts, I think all of our thoughts will be with the family and friends of Ann Widdecombe at this awful time for them."Ann was a distinguished politician over many, many years with many achievements, and it's a huge, huge loss.

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I've spoken to the Chief Constable this afternoon about the details, and I think this is really important that this is a moment where we rise above any political differences, the political divide, and say the single most important thing at the moment is that all of us and the public help the police identify the individual suspected and make sure he's arrested as quickly as possible."He's clearly dangerous, and I implore everybody who's got any information in relation to him to help the police with their enquiries, get him into police custody."WATCH ABOVE.

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