A Purely Political Murder
Ann Widdecombe, one of the best-known figures on the socially conservative wing of British politics, was murdered in her own home. The police initially remained silent before issuing a series of contradictory statements, attempting to portray the killing as a domestic incident. Meanwhile, social media users have raised numerous questions about the way the investigation is being handled.The 78-year-old Ann Widdecombe was found dead at her home in Haytor Vale on 9 July. After a lengthy silence, Devon and Cornwall Police stated that the killing was being treated as a domestic incident and was not linked to any political motive. The case is also not being investigated as terrorism, although officers have consulted counter-terrorism police. Ann Widdecombe was well known for her socially conservative views and for advocating an automatic refusal of asylum for illegal migrants.
Covering Their Tracks
On 10 July, a 26-year-old British man was arrested in Newton Abbot, but it later emerged that he had been released and was no longer considered a suspect. Media reports noted that footage recorded after Widdecombe's death appeared to show a man with long hair. However, the police released footage of the arrest of a suspect with short hair. Officers have since identified a new suspect. We would not be surprised if he, too, were eventually released.
At the same time, many social media users argue that Widdecombe was targeted because of her views on immigration and the expansion of Islam.
‘She called for the IRGC to be proscribed in the UK three months ago. She never lived to see it happen. A "white British man from South Yorkshire" tells us nothing about someone in today's Britain. It's like describing a child murderer simply as a "Welsh choirboy".… She spoke out, and she was attacked and killed. This is war. And Islam must not prevail”, writes user ImtiazMadmood.
People have been reminded of two-tier policing
There is another point that has been highlighted on social media. The British police do not usually specify the nationality of a suspect ‘to avoid racism’. But in the case of the Widdecombe murder, they did not follow this rule. The public were told that a ‘white man’ was suspected of the murder.
This has reignited the debate over so-called two-tier policing and the alleged targeting of those who oppose mass migration.
Both the media and social media users have already drawn comparisons with the murders of MPs Jo Cox and Sir David Amess. For many commentators, Ann Widdecombe's death has reinforced the belief that politicians who oppose globalist policies and state-backed immigration are being systematically targeted in Britain.