Counter-terror police are spearheading the inquiry into the suspected murder of Ann Widdecombe. 

The former Tory minister and Reform UK spokeswoman was found dead at her home on Dartmoor, Devon having suffered serious head injuries, but police believe that she was attacked nearly 24 hours before she was discovered.

According to reports, a 28-year-old white British man has been arrested 270 miles away in Rotherham.

Ann Widdecombe professional career

Ann Widdecombe was born in Bath, Somerset in 1947, and had a long political career serving as Conservative MP for Maidstone. She achieved prominence outside politics after........

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