Nigel Farage has paid tribute to his late colleague and friend, Ann Widdecombe, appearing on GB News on Tuesday (22 July) to reflect on her kindness and loyalty.
Asked by presenter Christopher Hope about his reaction to the late campaigner's murder, Farage replied: "She was actually on television and radio that very day defending me. She'd done two interviews defending me, and was about to do a third. So, in the middle of defending me, this happens to her. Well, I'm utterly appalled, obviously [...] the whole thing is just unbelievable."
Farage Hints at More to Come
Farage added that he would not be saying anything publicly on the investigation "at this time," but declared, "there is a lot more to come out."
Remembering Widdecombe, Farage described the former Tory MP as an "amazing woman" and noted that members of the public had approached him to talk about her. "The reaction is incredible, the public reaction is incredible," he said. "People have been coming up to me in the streets and saying, 'Look I didn't agree with her, but she was her own person and she spoke her own mind, and she was a tough lady'."
Widdecombe's Final TV Appearance
The late Reform campaigner, who was killed at her home in Devon on July 8, had made her final TV appearance earlier that day. Joining Mark Dolan to discuss Farage's resignation as MP of Clacton, the 78-year-old came to his defence on the programme. Remarking that she had "very little trust left now in Parliamentary processes," Widdecombe praised her colleague for "challenging that establishment" and suggested that he was "right" and "taking the initiative" in his decision to resign.
Widdecombe also explained that Farage would use the subsequent campaigning period to "clear his name" in regards to the scrutiny surrounding his finances, and would be preparing to ask "the peaceful people of Clacton to express a vote of confidence in him."
