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Ann Widdecombe

Ann Widdecombe wearing a red top and a golden glittery skirt, being held by Anton Du Beke in a tuxedo

Ann Widdecombe: Brexit-backing former minister turned Strictly star

A leading figure on the right of British politics who reinvented herself as a reality TV star.

Ann Widdicombe, wearing a red jacket, speaks into a microphone while pointing her finger.

Former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe dies at 78

Ann Widdecombe became a dominant pro-Brexit voice later in her career.

Ann Widdecombe in a blue blazer laughing.

'Ann Widdecombe was a national treasure'

Former Maidstone MP Ann Widdecombe has died aged 78, her agents have announced.