Ann Widdecombe defended Nigel Farage’s re-election bid in Clacton as “the right course to take” in her final TV interview just a day before her death at the age of 78.

The former Conservative minister turned Reform UK member was found with "significant injuries" at her home on Dartmoor in Devon on Thursday (9 July) morning.

Devon and Cornwall Police have since launched a murder investigation.

Appearing on Talk TV on Wednesday (8 July), in her final TV appearance, the former MP defended the Reform UK’s leader’s decision to stand down as MP.

“This is a very decisive man,” she said, adding that she believes he is “taking matters into his own hands”.