Ann Widdecombe Dies at 78 After 23 Years as Conservative MP
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 10
Ann Widdecombe Dies at 78 After 23 Years as Conservative MP
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 10
Summary
Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative minister and later Reform UK spokeswoman, has died at 78, her agents Cloud 9 Management said.
Widdecombe spent 23 years as MP for Maidstone in Kent and served as a Home Office and employment minister in John Major's government from 1994 to 1997.
Her later political career included election as a Brexit Party MEP in 2019 before joining Reform UK.
Beyond Westminster, Widdecombe became a prominent television figure, appearing on Strictly Come Dancing and finishing runner-up on Celebrity Big Brother in 2018.