Devon & Cornwall Police has confirmed that a 28-year-old man was arrested at an address in the South Yorkshire area yesterday evening [11 July] on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe, a former MP for Maidstone and Maidstone and the Weald.
It’s reported the suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody.
Miss Widdecombe’s family have been informed of this development.
Devon & Cornwall Police are being supported by Counter Terrorism Policing North East and South Yorkshire Police who carried out the arrest on behalf of Devon & Cornwall Police. At this time, there is still no information to suggest that this is a terrorism related incident and as a force will retain primacy of the investigation.