Police investigating the alleged murder of Ann Widdecombe are looking at whether the suspect was targeting ‘other Reform politicians’.
The Head of Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, said the political veteran was the victim of a ‘targeted attack’ and confirmed officers are still looking into any ‘motivation’ behind the 78-year-old’s death.
Police believe the former Tory minister – latterly Reform’s justice and immigration spokesman – was killed in her remote Dartmoor home on Wednesday lunchtime.
A 28-year-old remains in custody on suspicion of murder and terror offences.
Mr Taylor said this afternoon: ‘It is clear that this was a targeted attack.
‘We are still working to understand
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