- Veteran politician Ann Widdecombe gave an interview defending Reform UK leader Nigel Farage over parliamentary investigations into his finances just minutes before police believe she was murdered.
- In the interview with Christian radio station TWR at 12.10pm, released by Times Radio with her family's permission, Ms Widdecombe criticised the Commons standards committee, describing it as a 'game of personal destructions'.
- The 78-year-old was discovered with serious injuries in her remote Devon home on Thursday, although police estimate the attack occurred around 12.30pm on Wednesday.
- Messages between Ms Widdecombe and a TV producer indicate she abruptly ceased communication minutes before the suspected attack took place.
- A 28-year-old suspect has been rearrested on suspicion of terrorism, with police linking him to a property in Rotherham and investigating political ideology as a potential motive for the crime.
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