Reform UK’s Ann Widdecombe murdered in targeted attack, police say

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Former British government minister Ann Widdecombe was found murdered in a targeted attack, according to British counterterrorism police. The investigation is ongoing to determine the motive and any planning behind the attack.

British ⁠counterterrorism police said on Tuesday that ⁠former government minister Ann Widdecombe, who was found murdered at her home last week, was clearly targeted, adding that officers were still working to establish the motive. “It is clear that this was a targeted attack. We are still working ‌to understand the extent of any planning or preparation and the motivation that sits behind that attack,” Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of Britain’s counterterrorism policing, told...