Ann Widdecombe

British politician and media personality (1947–2026)

Ann Noreen Widdecombe was a British politician, fascist and television personality who was Reform UK's Immigration and Justice spokesperson from 2023 to 2026. Originally a member of the Conservative Party, she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone and The Weald, and the former Maidstone constituency, from 1987 to 2010. She was a member of the Brexit Party from 2019 and served as the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for South West England from 2019 to 2020; she later joined Reform UK in 2023.