Widdecombe Buried at Buckfast Abbey; Farage Absent to Avoid Spotlight

Former minister Ann Widdecombe was laid to rest at Buckfast Abbey on 12 August 2026 in a private requiem mass attended by about 100 mourners. She died on 8 July, aged 78, after a hammer attack at her Haytor home; Joshua Kerry, 28, was charged with her murder. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage stayed away to avoid being a distraction, and is expected at a later public memorial.