Former Tory minister, who later joined Reform UK and became an unlikely celebrity, was found dead on Thursday
On Wednesday, shortly after Nigel Farage announced he would stand down from his parliamentary seat in Clacton to trigger a byelection, Ann Widdecombe appeared by video link on Talk TV to praise his decision.
“This is a very decisive man,” Widdecombe told the interviewer, speaking with the same forthright conviction that had defined her controversial political career and more eccentric parliamentary afterlife.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Esther Addley.
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