India, July 10 -- British Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, the veteran former Conservative minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman, after she was found with serious injuries at her home in the Devon village of Haytor on Dartmoor, triggering a manhunt for a suspect described by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as "clearly dangerous."

Devon and Cornwall Police said officers and ambulance crews were called to Widdecombe's home at around 11:40 a.m. on Thursday, where she was pronounced dead.

Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers, police said. Widdecombe's death was formally announced Friday morning, and detectives are now treating it as suspicious, ...