Ann Widdecombe investigation: police release man arrested on suspicion of former MP’s murder – latest updates

Officers are carrying out ‘numerous inquiries’ but 26-year-old, arrested on Friday afternoon, is no longer part of the investigation

There is reportedly still a large police presence in the village of Haytor, where Ann Widdecombe lived, while the police investigation continues and evidence is gathered. Here are some of the latest images taken near the scene:

Here is an extract from Ann Widdecombe’s obituary written by my colleague Stephen Bates:

Those who appeared with her in broadcasts were sometimes taken aback by the nervousness and shyness masked by her stridently expressed views.

She was opposed to abortion and liberalisation of LGBTQ+ rights, both prompted by her religious views, was Eurosceptic – eventually campaigning for Nigel Farage’s Brexit party and being expelled from the Conservatives in 2019 – was a climate change sceptic and supported the reintroduction of the death penalty. Her most notable breach of rightwing orthodoxy was her resolute opposition to fox hunting.