{"id":360034,"date":"2026-07-10T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ann-widdecombe-former-tory-minister-and-reform-uk-member-dies-aged-78\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T15:00:04","slug":"ann-widdecombe-former-tory-minister-and-reform-uk-member-dies-aged-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ann-widdecombe-former-tory-minister-and-reform-uk-member-dies-aged-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Ann Widdecombe, former Tory minister and Reform UK member, dies aged 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/d3cY4eebBr0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ann Widdecombe, former Tory minister and Reform UK member, dies aged 78\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d3cY4eebBr0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe &#8211; who later became a spokesperson for Reform UK &#8211; has died at the age of 78.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>She was a prominent eurosceptic and held forthright conservative views on social issues &#8211; opposing abortion and wider rights for LGBT people.<\/p>\n<p>Later in life, she appeared on reality TV shows Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe &#8211; who later became a spokesperson for Reform UK &#8211; has died at the age of 78. 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