United Kingdom: No Arrests Were Made at the Time, and the Case Had Been Closed.

On Friday, Counter Terrorism Policing said a line of inquiry had been identified that was not "pursued by them at the time. The force has made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over its handling of the initial investigation, which was carried out by the Metropolitan Police and Counter Terrorism Policing London. The IOPC is investigating allegations that a staff member "failed to identify and pursue a line of inquiry related to the attempted burglary.

Widdecombe, 78, a former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman, was found dead at her home in Devon last month with serious injuries. Joshua Kerry, from Rotherham in South Yorkshire, has been charged with her murder. Kerry was initially arrested on suspicion of murder on 11 July, then additionally arrested on 13 July on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. Widdecombe served as Tory MP for Maidstone in Kent for 23 years and held ministerial roles in Sir John Major's government in the 1990s.