Anne Widdecome has just died.

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She was 78 and it doesn’t say how.
it was in the daily mail so won’t link.

rip to britains most iconic strictly contestant.

it’s shocking if this is murder. She could be controversial but often just spoke a lot of common sense and said what everyone else was thinking but afraid to say

Some really despicable comments on Twitter, gloating over her death because of her views. Even now it's being rumoured that she was murdered. It really reflects badly on 'progressives'.

Why are people still posting saying they don't believe she's been murdered?!

Widdecombe. Ann.

Why start a post about the death of an old person without even bothering to try to spell her name right? It’s disrespectful.

It says they are searching for a white male and she died from serious injuries so more than speculation. They don’t usually make announcements like that unless they're pretty sure whats happened.

Exactly. They’re not going to be doing a press conference unless they are pretty sure there’s been foul play

Best not to believe posts on FB.

Bloody hell, I was not expecting that.
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My view is that if someone is unable to show respect towards others then I do not need to respect them, even in death.

That aside, it’s horrendous to hear that it looks like she was murdered.

Saw an update that shed been murdered
No one deserves that
Her politics weren't for me but that's a by the by.
A bit of a shock to see that as a headline

Also best not to believe Mumsnet.

BBC news update ..man arrested on suspicion of murder.

I can’t separate the person from their beliefs. Beliefs make the person.

That doesn’t mean I get any satisfaction out of her murder, she didn’t deserve that at all and I hope however it happened, it was quick.

But it does mean that I don’t really feel anything about it. Someone’s age doesn’t negate the damage they can do to people. Reform are a stain on our society and act abhorrently to fellow human beings, I can’t equate a Reform supporter with a kind elderly woman.

Imagine being apathetic about the violent murder of a woman because she didn't share your views? What's wrong with you?

Political beliefs can be very dangerous and have big impacts on people. Do you think political beliefs of politicians are inconsequential? Sad and naive if you do.

I can’t agree that people with harmful beliefs are kind people.

You should be utterly ashamed of yourself.

Wow I am shocked by this. I will always remember the hair straightening clip from when she was in big brother:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kWOmvACuH3o&ra=m

I suspect a burglary gone wrong given the details the police have released. Poor Ann.

On the other thread on Mumsnet this started almost as soon as the police announced it was a murder investigation.

This is very sad. She was straight as a die. A force of nature. I really admired her. RIEP.

The left showing its nasty spiteful side as usual. Just like they did when Charlie Kirk was murdered 🙄

Perhaps the issue is with you then

Widdecombe. Ann.
Why start a post about the death of an old person without even bothering to try to spell her name right? It’s disrespectful.

Three threads about this and not one of them has her name spelled correctly in the thread title.

I really don’t think it’s ’common sense’ and ‘what everyone else was thinking’ to say homosexuality could be cured by science and that the victims of Harvey Weinstein had a ‘choice’.

Just because she’s allegedly been murdered doesn’t mean we have to talk bollocks about her.

RIP Ann. I disagreed with almost everything she said but no one deserves to be murdered. I hope justice is served swiftly. She was very funny on strictly and the clip of her straightening her hair on BB is TV gold! 🕯️

Tell us about the common sense she spoke?