# Terror charge for Widdecombe murder suspect

> Joshua Kerry, accused of killing former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe, has been charged with planning a terror attack on Nigel Farage.
- Title: Terror charge for Widdecombe murder suspect · POLITICO
- Summary: Joshua Kerry, accused of killing former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe, has been charged with planning a terror attack on Nigel Farage. British counterterrorism…
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- Source: POLITICO — https://politico.eu/article/anne-widdecombe-murder-suspect-charged-with-planning-terror-act-on-nigel-farage
- Published: 2026-10-03T09:03:48+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: joshua kerry, ann widdecombe, nigel farage, reform uk, counterterrorism, murder charge, terror attack, politics, world
## Man charged over Widdecombe death
Joshua Kerry, twenty-eight, has been charged with preparing a terror attack on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Kerry is also accused of murdering former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe.
## Widdecombe killed in July
Ann Widdecombe, a former Brexit Party MEP, Conservative minister and Reform spokesperson, died on July ninth. Prosecutors said she was hit on the head with a hammer twenty-one times.
## Terror charge timeline
Counterterrorism police on Friday charged Kerry with one count of preparation of terrorist acts for activity that took place sometime between May twenty twenty-four and July twenty twenty-six.
## Police chief on investigation
Britain's head of counter-terrorism policing Vicki Evans said the force had been running a hugely intensive and complex investigation for some time. The charge is a result of tireless work across the counter-terrorism policing network.

> been running a hugely intensive and complex investigation for some time
## Home Secretary condemns attack
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the charges are extremely concerning and expressed sympathy for Nigel Farage and his family. She stated an attack on anyone in politics is an attack on us all.

> an attack on anyone in politics is an attack on us all
## Kerry to appear in court
Joshua Kerry is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. In August, counterterrorism police reopened a year-long investigation into an alleged firebomb attack against Farage's home.
## Key takeaway

British counterterrorism police charged Joshua Kerry, twenty-eight, with preparing a terror attack on Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Kerry is also accused of murdering former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe on July ninth.