Ann Widdecombe death: What is the future of security for political figures?
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Counter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, after “new information and evidence has come to light”. The 'political ideology' of the suspect is now being examined by detectives. Tom Swarbrick says this raises questions for the security of our political figures. 00:00 Tom Swarbrick is joined by LBC's crime correspondent Andy Hughes for the police update. 03:24 Reform's Andrew Rosindell MP, who was a friend of Ann Widdecombe, says he has been conducting his contituency surgeries in a different way since the murder of Sir David Amess MP. 10:21 Former Conservative Security Minister Tom Tugendhat says in his position, he requested security for Nigel Farage upon him becoming a candidate to be an MP. 13:03 Labour's Lucy Rigby discussed the 'culture of abuse, intimidation and in the very worst cases, violence', which has resulted in increased spending on security for MPs. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.c
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