‘Why Use Counter-Terrorism Police If Not Terror-Related?’ Cops Rule Out Motive in Widdecombe Murder. 

Police investigating the death of former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe have released a 26-year-old man who had been arrested on suspicion of murder and say he is no longer part of the inquiry. The 78-year-old was found with serious injuries at her Devon home, but detectives have stressed there is currently no evidence of a terrorist or political motive. Officers are continuing house-to-house inquiries and reviewing footage as they search for answers, while politicians and friends pay tribute to one of Britain’s most outspoken public figures.

Mark Dolan speaks politcal strategist Peter Barnes and journalist Ellie Hodges.