John Redwood: Politics has lost a principled person of real conviction - mercifully she is not the last

John Redwood: Politics has lost a principled person of real conviction - mercifully she is not the last

Sir John, Lord Redwood is a former MP for Wokingham and a former Secretary of State for Wales. I am still in shock over the tragic premature death of Ann Widdecombe. She devoted her life to serving the public and to entertaining them too. How could anyone want to batter her to death? I hate to think of her suffering from violence. I send my condolences to her family and friends. Her murder has led to much comment that she represented a past age …