Saturday 15 August 2026
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Author

Ann Widdecombe

19 articles on New Dispatch

Opinion

As a former employment minister, I know the terrifying truth about what Andy Burnham's plan will mean for Britain's youth

Both major parties have got it wrong in the past, writes the former employment minister

Opinion

Nigel Farage opened the door of the EU prison... now we need bold action to finish the job

Brexit has not been the trading or economic disaster the gloom-mongers predicted, writes the ex-Brexit Party MEP

Opinion

Rupert Lowe is waging war against Nigel Farage but Restore is no threat to Reform

Ex-Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe shares her thoughts on Reform UK's defeat in Makerfield

Opinion

Restore is doing Labour's dirty work but my Makerfield trip proves why Reform is here to stay

Ann Widdecombe made the trip up to Makerfield and what she found might surprise GB News members

Opinion

Why do we agree people should be able to live down past errors, but not on social media?

Even children can find that something they have sent because they trusted the recipient is subsequently used to embarrass them

Opinion

Reform supporters will be bitterly disappointed. History tells us exactly what to expect after a change in PM

Even good Governments can go through appallingly bad patches, writes the former Conservative MP

Opinion

When did rape at knifepoint become less serious than a tweet?

When three teenage boys walked free over the rape of two girls, it sent a terrible message, writes the former Conservative MP

Opinion

What Rupert Lowe's act of genius really means for his party and Reform

Winning under the banner of Great Yarmouth First is exactly why Reform should not worry too much, writes the former Conservative MP

Opinion

Kemi Badenoch's crime crackdown is dangerously naive. I've crunched the numbers

It'll take much more than 10,000 extra police officers to take back our streets, writes the former Conservative MP

Opinion

The PM is just 5,000 seats away from defeat. He cannot even go out with a bang

The question is not will there be a rout on May 7 but only how sizeable that rout will be, writes the former Conservative MP

Opinion

Keir Starmer has dodged the most devastating question hovering over the Mandelson scandal

Why appoint Peter Mandelson in the first place? asks the former Conservative MP

Opinion

Donald Trump has lit the fuse on a new religious resistance - just not the one he hoped for

Donald Trump's unedifying comments about the Pope may have backfired, writes the former Conservative MP

Opinion

Nigel Farage seized control of the agenda. PMQs was straw to break the camel's back

Former minister Ann Widdecombe says Keir Starmer looks like a rabbit in headlights after repeatedly ducking and diving questions in the House of Commons

Opinion

The lunatics will try and foist illegal migrants on Reform councils but voters aren't stupid

OPINION: It will be a test of our will and our nerve but if we keep both, we really can be running the country in 2029

Opinion

Tony Blair's soft spot for Thatcherism is no match for Keir Starmer's love of Faragerism

OPINION: Sir Keir Starmer looks at what the right is doing and cherry picks the bits he thinks he can mimic

Opinion

An army under EU control just became a VERY serious reality

OPINION: Britain must decide whether to be a member of NATO or the European Defence Union, says Ann Widdecombe.

Opinion

Badenoch is silencing Jenrick as she believes she has the edge

Ann Widdecombe is a former Tory MP

Opinion

'The honeymoon period for Labour will be short- their members are divided and Starmer is as inspiring as a wet picnic'

'Labour will betray the Brexit referendum result, allow millions of migrants to cross our borders and tax us to the hilt and beyond'

Opinion

SNP Hate crime law is the final nail in the coffin of freedom of expression, claims Ann Widdecombe

The Hate Crime law has now been introduced in Scotland