Tory figures found on list at Widdecombe murder suspect's home

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 9 Oct, 00:00 · Archive

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and other senior Tories were among more than 100 MPs named in a dossier found at the home of the man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe.

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and other senior figures were among more than 100 MPs named in a dossier discovered at the home of Joshua Kerry, the man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe in July. The list included shadow Foreign Secretary Tom Tugendhat, former Home Secretary Priti Patel, Reform UK figures and independent MP Rosie Duffield. The names are generally described as holding 'socially conservative' views.

A senior Tory MP expressed anger that police had not informed her and other serving and former MPs for months after the discovery. She was only briefed by police in October that her name appeared in the list, despite claims that officers knew about it shortly after Kerry's arrest in July.

The 28-year-old Kerry is accused of spending nearly two years researching 'prominent people and institutions' between May 2024 and July 2026. He is also charged with attempting to break into Nigel Farage's home in an alleged terrorist plot. The Daily Mail reports that none of the politicians listed is being treated as a victim or witness in the counter-terrorism investigation, as no evidence has been found to suggest any attacks had been planned against them. No charges have been brought in relation to the research list.

How it is being reported

• Kemi Badenoch was 'put on a reconnaissance list by man accused of killing Ann Widdecombe'The Tory leader's name featured in an online dossier said to have been compiled by Joshua Kerry before he allegedly killed the Reform UK politician in July.Daily Mail · 8 Oct, 23:48
• Badenoch on list found in home of Widdecombe suspectTory leader's name among more than 100 high profile figures.The i Paper · 8 Oct, 17:42
• High profile Tory on list at Widdecombe suspect’s home angry at not being warnedMore than 100 high-profile 'socially Conservative' names featured on the list, including the name of a former senior Cabinet ministerThe i Paper · 7 Oct, 16:02

In this story: Kemi Badenoch · Ann Widdecombe · Joshua Kerry · Tom Tugendhat · Priti Patel · Rosie Duffield · Nigel Farage · Reform UK

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