Ann Widdecombe police investigate whether accused had role in Farage incident
Police looking into whether Joshua Kerry linked to alleged attempted burglary last year at Reform leader’s then home Police are investigating whether Joshua Kerry, the man charged with the murder of the former Reform UK and Conservative politician Ann Widdecombe, had any role in an attempted burglary last year at the then London home of Nigel Farage. Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, was charged with the murder of Widdecombe, 78, who was killed at her Devon home in July, after an investigation by counter-terrorism police. On Friday, police said they were reinvestigating an incident in April 2025 at a London address where Farage was living at the time, which they have said was an attempted burglary. Other sources describe it as an attempted arson. Police attended the incident, which they initially recorded primarily as a burglary.
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No arrests were made and the investigation was subsequently closed, pending any new lines of inquiry. “Following the reopening of the attempted burglary investigation, Counter Terrorism Policing London identified a line of enquiry which was not identified and pursued by them at the time, which may have been relevant.
