Terror plot charge against Farage, murder of Widdecombe

Joshua Kerry charged with plotting against Reform leader and murdering party spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe.

Oct 3, 2026

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Terror plot charge against Farage, murder of Widdecombe

Joshua Kerry charged with plotting against Reform leader and murdering party spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe.

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Joshua Kerry charged with plotting against Reform leader and murdering party spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe. A man accused of murdering Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe has also been charged with preparing a terror plot against party leader Nigel Farage, prompting calls for better protection of public figures…

Man charged in two plots

Joshua Kerry, twenty-eight, has been charged with preparing terrorist acts between May thirty-first twenty twenty-four and July eighth twenty twenty-six, Counter Terrorism Policing said on Friday.

Widdecombe killed at home

Ann Widdecombe, seventy-eight, Reform UK spokeswoman and former Tory minister, died on July eighth after being hit over the head with a hammer twenty-one times at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon.

Kerry faces murder charge

Kerry faces murder charge

Kerry, of Byrley Road, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, is accused of Widdecombe's murder and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

Tice: Farage not believed

Richard Tice, Reform UK deputy leader, said Farage has talked about security risks many times over many years but has not been listened to. He called the allegations particularly upsetting for those around the Reform leader.

“sometimes he's not being believed, not being listened to”

Firebomb attack reopened

In August, Counter Terrorism Policing reopened a year-long probe into an alleged firebomb attack at Farage's home in south London. Police had previously investigated it as an attempted burglary and made no arrests.

Home Secretary promises review

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the development raises serious questions about the security of those in public life and will update MPs on work to strengthen protections when Parliament returns later this month.

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A man accused of murdering Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe has also been charged with preparing a terror plot against party leader Nigel Farage, prompting calls for better protection of public figures.

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