Reform UK MPs to Receive 24/7 Security After Former MEP Found Dead

Reform UK will provide 24/7 security protection for its MPs after former MEP Ann Widdecombe was found dead at her Dartmoor bungalow on Thursday. Devon and Cornwall Police launched a murder investigation on Friday. Officers arrested a 26-year-old white British national who was later released and is no longer part of the inquiry.

Police have since arrested another man in South Yorkshire on suspicion of murder.

Longman said the force is making progress and pursuing several lines of inquiry. Police have not released descriptions of suspects or CCTV footage, stating that premature disclosure could compromise the investigation. Police have stated there is no information indicating the crime was politically motivated.

UK party sources said they are doing everything possible to keep members safe, including around-the-clock security. Deputy leader Richard Tice said it is more dangerous around Parliament than almost anywhere else. Nadine Dorries, who joined Reform UK last year, said she is moving out of her countryside cottage.

She stated this is the first time in 25 years in public life that she feels genuinely scared. Nigel Farage visited the property in Devon and laid a wreath. He said the incident shows that the world of public life and politics is more dangerous than it has ever been.