The latest from the police investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s murder:
Devon and Cornwall Police said on Friday: “No… it’s early stages of the investigation. I’ve got no information to believe that it is a politically motivated crime.” Then on Saturday: “There is still no information to suggest that this is a terrorism-related incident. At this stage, there is nothing to suggest that it was politically motivated.”
The government’s independent terror reviewer Jonathan Hall KC said:
“I don’t understand why Devon and Cornwall Police were steering the public away from the idea that this was a terrorist case and I don’t know why they didn’t simply say they had an open mind as to the motivation. I think they probably broke one of the golden rules of investigations, which is not to comment on live investigations in case new facts emerge. So that aspect is slightly regrettable.”
Farage has accepted an offer from Shabana Mahmood and said he will meet with the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (Ravec) to discuss security arrangements. The i paper received a briefing that Farage rejected Badenoch-level security because it was insufficient. All coming to a head…
Robert Jenrick on the Today programme:
“Can you now give a guarantee to your listeners this morning that no BBC presenter in the future will be exposed as a paedophile, as a number have been in the recent past? No, of course you can’t…”