{"id":360082,"date":"2026-07-10T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pm-reacts-to-news-of-murder-investigation-into-ann-widdecombes-death\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:00:04","slug":"pm-reacts-to-news-of-murder-investigation-into-ann-widdecombes-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pm-reacts-to-news-of-murder-investigation-into-ann-widdecombes-death\/","title":{"rendered":"PM reacts to news of murder investigation into Ann Widdecombe&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2GLrfESb008\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"PM reacts to news of murder investigation into Ann Widdecombe's death\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2GLrfESb008\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;My thoughts are with the family and friends of Anne Widdecombe.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister says he is &quot;shocked&quot; over news that police have launched a murder invesitgation into the death of politician Ann Widdecombe.<\/p>\n<p>Widdecombe was the MP for Maidenstone in Kent for 23 years, serving as a Conservative minister. More recently she became a spokeswoman for Reform UK.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer has urged anyone with information about her death to come forward to the police.<\/p>\n<p>#AnnWiddecombe #Starmer #UK #News #Channel4News<\/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>&quot;My thoughts are with the family and friends of Anne Widdecombe.&quot; [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] The prime minister says he is &quot;shocked&quot; over news that police have launched a murder invesitgation into the death of politician Ann Widdecombe. 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