Arrest in Widdecombe death as police open murder investigation

Devon and Cornwall Police say a 26-year-old white British man is in custody on suspicion of murder after former MP Ann Widdecombe was found with serious injuries at her Dartmoor home, and a murder investigation has been launched; a police press conference was underway amid a heavy police presence at Widdecombe’s rural Haytor residence, as politicians from across the spectrum expressed shock and offered condolences.