A 28-year-old man named as Joshua Kerry has been charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
Widdecombe, 78, a former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman, was found dead on Thursday 9 July at her home in Haytor, Devon, having sustained serious injuries.
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