"If you look at this government...look at the way that it's reacted when it's felt vulnerable...Changes to political donations, cancelling local elections - we all remember that. Going for votes at 16. Loosening the voter ID requirements. They react in such a way that is geared all around self-preservation," she opined. "I do think now that different parts of the establishment act in ways which I think are extremely questionable," she added.

The 5'1" career politician, who served as a Conservative MP and Brexit MEP, was bludgeoned to death in her own home. Police suspect she was attacked around 12.30pm on Wednesday, July 8.

It was around 24 hours before her bloodied body was found at 11.40am on Thursday, July 9, in her remote bungalow in Haytor, Dartmoor, Devon, where she lived alone.

The alarm was first raised at lunchtime on Wednesday, July 8, after she received a text from a researcher at Channel 5 at 12.19 pm about an appearance on a topical news show on the channel around 1pm. They were unable to reach her again despite repeated messages and calls.

By Friday, July 10, it was revealed that the police had launched a murder investigation into her death.

On Saturday night, July 11, Devon and Cornwall Police revealed a 28-year-old white British man had been arrested on suspicion of murder in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, - 270 miles from Miss Widdecombe's home.

Detectives have confirmed Miss Widdecombe’s death was a "targeted attack", and said whether the suspect in the alleged murder was targeting Reform UK figures will be a "line of investigation".

The police investigation is also probing whether left-wing extremism or other political motives were behind the killing.