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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ellie Crabbe

Police probing Widdecombe death reopen inquiry into ‘firebomb’ at Farage’s home

Former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe died on July 8 (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Archive)

Counter-terror police investigating the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe have reopened a year-old probe into an alleged firebomb attack at Nigel Farage’s home in south London, according to reports.

Officers said the incident, which the Telegraph described as a “lit incendiary device” being posted through the Reform UK leader’s letterbox, happened at an address in Greater London and was reported in April 2025.

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