A 26-year-old white British man has been arrested for the murder of Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former government minister whose death was announced earlier on Friday.
British police said they had launched a murder investigation into the death of Widdecombe, who was a Conservative member of parliament between 1987 and 2010, and held several junior ministerial positions in former prime minister John Major’s government.
“Our murder enquiry is in its early stages but moving at a significant pace,” Devon and Cornwall Police said in a statement.
“We are deploying all of the necessary resources to find out exactly what has happened and to locate the person responsible who we believe to be a white male.”
Police said they were called to Widdecombe’s address around midday on Thursday where she was found to have died and sustained serious injuries. Forensic examinations were continuing at the property, they added.
Interior minister Shabana Mahmood said in a post on X that she was deeply saddened and described the circumstances of the death as “extremely distressing”.
Two serving British members of parliament have been murdered in the last decade.
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