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Express Politics14 Jul 2026

Reform offered security meeting after Widdecombe 'murder' sparks MP safety row

Reform has been offered a security meeting with parliamentary authorities after Ann Widdecombe's death sparked fresh alarm about violence against politicians.

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BBC Politics14 Jul 2026

Government failing Farage over security, says Jenrick

It comes as the police investigation into Ann Widdecombe's death sparks renewed debate over politicians' security.

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Guido Fawkes14 Jul 2026

UK Cyber Defence Could Be Curtailed Over Environmental Concerns After ICJ Opinion

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued an advisory opinion on climate change and (for some reason) military cyber operations. Apparently they’re linked… The opinion states that countries must give greater weight to environmental concerns when conducting cyber warfare. As one analyst puts it: “With respect to cyber operations, many such operations might have…

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Sky News Politics14 Jul 2026

Sturgeon's statement to police on SNP finances will not be released, says lawyer

The written statement Scotland's former first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, gave to police investigating the SNP’s finances will not be released, her lawyer has said.

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Express Politics14 Jul 2026

Defiant Nicola Sturgeon sparks fury by blocking her secret police files

Aamer Anwar, Nicola Sturgeon's lawyer, said neither the written statement nor the 'no comment' police interview she gave following her arrest in 2023 would be made public.

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Express Politics14 Jul 2026

Ann Widdecombe ‘murder’ prompts Parliament to issue urgent safety advice to MPs

Addressing the Commons, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood highlighted the murder's implications for security.

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Guido Fawkes14 Jul 2026

Police Find Political Material at Home Widdecombe Murder Suspect’s Home

The latest from the police investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s murder: Police detectives have “discovered material suggesting that political ideology could be a factor in the motive.” The suspect lives alone with a dog… Items of “varying political ideology, including Russian material, have been found at the suspect’s home and on electronic devices.“ Investigators “do not…

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Express Politics13 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage major security update after Ann Widdecombe's 'murder'

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said she will be assessing security advice for former MPs amid Reform UK's concerns about the safety of the Party's MPs

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BBC Politics13 Jul 2026

Mahmood says law will be changed to help deport grooming gang leader

Calls to deport Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed have been growing since his release from prison.

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The Guardian Politics13 Jul 2026

Tice finally gauges the mood on the death of Ann Widdecombe | John Crace

After a wild attack on the media, Reform’s deputy leader joins other MPs in the Commons offering tributes rather than speculation This is the third murder of either a sitting or former MP that I’ve covered in the last 10 years. It doesn’t get any easier or less shocking. Every death diminishes us all. The least you would hope is for politicians to behave with dignity. To set an example. For those who knew Ann Widdecombe to express their personal loss, for party leaders and ministers to convey th

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The Guardian Politics13 Jul 2026

The Guardian view on Shabir Ahmed: changing the law to deport one man will not win back the public’s trust | Editorial

Grooming gang victims have been treated appallingly and are rightly angry. But the loss of confidence in the criminal justice system goes wider The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, is not personally responsible for the mess that the government finds itself in with regard to the release from prison of Shabir Ahmed, who was a ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, earlier this month. Ahmed, who has spent most of his life in the UK, was stripped of British citizenship soon after his conviction f

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Express Politics13 Jul 2026

Ann Widdecombe: Labour MP issues grovelling apology after deleting Nigel Farage tweet

The Labour minister accused Nigel Farage and his 'gang of bin men' of 'faux outrage' following the suspected murder of Reform spokesperson Ann Widdecombe.

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