Reform UK Party Leader Nigel Farage speaks during a special tribute to Ann Widdecombe on the first day of the Reform Party conference at National Exhibition Centre on September 4, 2026 in Birmingham.Anthony Devlin/Getty Images

Widdecombe murder suspect charged with planning terror act on Nigel Farage – POLITICO

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British authorities have charged a man accused of murdering former lawmaker Anne Widdecombe with planning a terror attack against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

Counterterrorism police on Friday charged Joshua Kerry, 28, with one count of preparation of terrorist acts, for an activity that took place sometime between May 2024 and July 2026.

Widdecombe, a former Brexit Party MEP, Conservative minister and Reform spokesperson, died on July 9. Prosecutors said she was hit on the head with a hammer 21 times. Kerry was accused of her murder.