Ann Widdecombe appears to have defended Nigel Farage in one of her final interviews, recorded shortly before police believe she died.
The former Cabinet minister, 78, spoke to Christian radio station TWR-UK by video call last Wednesday. The recording ended at about 12.10pm; police believe she died around 12.30pm. She was found the next day in the kitchen of her home in Haytor, Devon.
Widdecombe argued that the Reform UK leader faced personal attacks. Farage is facing a Standards Committee inquiry over a £5 million payment he received from a Thai-based cryptocurrency billionaire. An extract of the interview, which did not air as planned, was played publicly on Tuesday with her family’s permission.
Interviewer James Maidment Fullard said he had informed police about the recording, but they had not asked to hear it.
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