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Liverpool Echo
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Aug 2026
Ann Widdecombe funeral held at Buckfast Abbey as family and friends gather
Around 100 family members, friends and political and media colleagues attended Ann Widdecombe's private requiem mass at Buckfast Abbey in Devon. The former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman died on July 8 after suffering fatal hammer blows at her Dartmoor home; Joshua Kerry has been charged with her murder. Nigel Farage did not attend, citing campaigning and the family's wish for privacy, but is expected at a later public memorial. The service celebrated Widdecombe's Catholic faith and public service, with memorial donations designated for The Leprosy Mission and Abound.
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