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Reform MPs given 24-hour protection following Ann Widdecombe’s death
Reform said the protection was offered as a precaution while police investigate the death of the 78-year-old former MP.
- Reform MPs are receiving 24-hour security protection following the death of Ann Widdecombe, with the party funding this precautionary measure.
- The 78-year-old former Conservative MP was found dead at her Haytor home on Wednesday with serious injuries; police arrested a 28-year-old man in South Yorkshire on July 11 on suspicion of murder.
- Police believe Miss Widdecombe was killed at 12.30pm on Thursday, half an hour before she was scheduled to appear on a Channel 5 programme via Zoom.
- Reform leader Nigel Farage visited Devon on Saturday to lay a wreath, describing the death as "a terrible reflection on modern Britain."
- Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman urged the public not to speculate about the investigation, warning such actions are "potentially harmful" to the case and distressing to the family.
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thisisoxfordshire.co.ukFarage: Reform MPs given 24-hour protection following Ann Widdecombe’s death
Reform UK MPs are receiving round-the-clock security Farage announces following the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe.
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