{"id":360148,"date":"2026-07-10T22:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ann-widdecombe-man-arrested-over-death-of-former-tory-mp\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T22:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:00:03","slug":"ann-widdecombe-man-arrested-over-death-of-former-tory-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ann-widdecombe-man-arrested-over-death-of-former-tory-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Ann Widdecombe: Man arrested over death of former Tory MP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yFFwEaGo1a8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ann Widdecombe: Man arrested over death of former Tory MP\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yFFwEaGo1a8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The police investigation into Ann Widdecombe&#8217;s death has moved incredibly fast.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Police tonight confirmed that a 26-year-old white British man is in custody, while detectives urged members of the public to come forward with any relevant information. <\/p>\n<p>The death of the former Tory MP has been greeted with widespread shock among her political colleagues, who called it incredibly distressing and disturbing. <\/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 police investigation into Ann Widdecombe&#8217;s death has moved incredibly fast. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] Police tonight confirmed that a 26-year-old white British man is in custody, while detectives urged members of the public to come forward with any relevant information. 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