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Kemi Badenoch: “I’ve been stunned to hear this awful news. To be honest, I’ve really struggled to find the words to say. Ann Widdecombe…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2026
I’ve been stunned to hear this awful news. To be honest, I’ve really struggled to find the words to say. Ann Widdecombe was a very fun and feisty woman who spoke her mind and she was 78 years old, she was an elderly woman. I don’t understand how someone could do something so horrific to an elderly person. It was a nasty, horrific attack and my heart is breaking for her family.
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Kemi Badenoch
Conservative Party

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Reaction to Ann Widdecombe's murder inquiry

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