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Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former Tory who crossed over to Reform before retiring, was found dead in her Dartmoor, U.K., home by police last week, about 24 hours after she stopped responding to text messages from a Channel 5 producer and failed to appear on the show remotely.

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Before the messages between Widdecombe and the producer stopped, she had been in good spirits, chatting and joking.

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Then, there was silence. The producer’s messages were left unread. His calls unanswered. He called her agent.

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