Man accused of Ann Widdecombe murder faces court over alleged Farage terror plot

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-07 · by Stewart Carr

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Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, faces an additional terrorism charge at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. He is already charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, 78, who was found dead at her home near Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon. The new charge involves preparation of terrorist acts between May 31, 2024, and July 8, 2024. No further details about this terrorism allegation have been released by the police. Kerry appeared in court previously to confirm his identity but has not entered pleas for either charge.

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Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has been charged with planning terrorist acts against Nigel Farage under the Terrorism Act 2006. The charge covers alleged activity between May 31, 2024, and July 8, 2026. Kerry is also accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokeswoman, who was found dead on July 9, 2026, after being hit over the head with a hammer more than 21 times at her home in Haytor, Dartmoor, Devon.

Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, stated that this charge resulted from an intensive and complex investigation involving multiple lines of inquiry. Kerry is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. The Crown Prosecution Service's Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division confirmed their close collaboration with police in bringing the charges.

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Topics

Dartmoor Haytor Reform UK Rotherham South Yorkshire

Subjects

Kerry GPE · 4× Widdecombe PERSON · 3× Farage PERSON · 2× Reform UK ORG · 2× Dartmoor GPE · 1× Devon GPE · 1× Haytor GPE · 1× Joshua Kerry PERSON · 1× Rotherham GPE · 1× South Yorkshire GPE · 1×

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The case has attracted national attention because of Miss Widdecombe's profile in public life and her role within Reform UK, as well as the alleged link to a separate investigation concerning Mr Farage.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-07

🔮 Joshua Kerry, 28, has been charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts between May 31, 2024 and July 8 this year.

2026-10-07 · Evening Standard

Man accused of Ann Widdecombe murder faces court over alleged Farage terror plot · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 2 hedged)

Joshua Kerry, 28, has been charged with one count of preparation of terrorist acts between May 31, 2024 and July 8 this year. uncertain

Kerry → charge → May

Kerry, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, is already charged with the murder of Miss Widdecombe, 78, who was found dead at her home near Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon. asserted

who → charge → Dartmoor

The defendant is now due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday to face the additional terrorism charge. asserted

defendant → appear → charge

The Metropolitan Police previously investigated the incident as an attempted burglary but closed the case after no arrests were made. asserted

arrests → investigate → case

Counter Terrorism Policing London later reviewed the investigation and identified what it described as a line of inquiry that "may have been relevant" but which had not been pursued at the time. uncertain

which → review → time

No further details of the allegation against Kerry have yet been disclosed by police. asserted

details → disclose → police

Miss Widdecombe, one of Britain's best-known politicians and broadcasters, served as a Conservative MP from 1987 until 2010 and was a minister under John Major's government. asserted

Widdecombe → know → government

In recent years she became a prominent supporter and spokeswoman for Reform UK and was a close ally of Mr Farage. asserted

she → become → Farage

Her death prompted tributes from across the political spectrum. asserted

death → prompt → spectrum

At an earlier hearing, Kerry appeared by video link from prison and spoke only to confirm his identity. asserted

Kerry → appear → identity

He was remanded in custody. asserted

He → remand → custody

case → attract → Farage

Kerry has not yet entered pleas to either the murder charge or the terrorism allegation. asserted

Kerry → enter → charge

The terrorism charge will be considered when he appears before magistrates in Westminster later this week, while proceedings relating to the murder accusation are continuing through the courts. asserted

proceedings → consider → courts

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