{"id":360590,"date":"2026-07-12T19:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nothing-to-suggest-widdecombe-attack-was-politically-motivated-police-say-devon\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T19:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T18:00:18","slug":"nothing-to-suggest-widdecombe-attack-was-politically-motivated-police-say-devon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nothing-to-suggest-widdecombe-attack-was-politically-motivated-police-say-devon\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing to suggest Widdecombe attack was &#8216;politically motivated&#8217;, police say #devon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TCBPRYrXaUI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Nothing to suggest Widdecombe attack was 'politically motivated', police say #devon\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TCBPRYrXaUI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The alleged murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe is not thought to have been politically motivated, police said on Sunday.<br \/>\nAssistant Chief Constable Matt Longman, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said detectives \u201cremain open-minded about the potential motive\u201d and stressed it is not believed there is any threat to the wider public.<br \/>\n&quot;At this stage, there is nothing to suggest that it was politically motivated,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHe also said police \u201care not looking for anyone else\u201d after a 28-year-old man was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The alleged murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe is not thought to have been politically motivated, police said on Sunday. 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