Shabana Mahmood tells MPs suspect in Ann Widdecombe investigation ‘not known to Prevent’ – UK politics live
We are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry to establish the motivation for this attack.” The police now have a suspect in custody, a 28-year-old white British man. And I can confirm to the House that this man was not known to Prevent. The police have cautioned against speculating about the case.
- ▪We are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry to establish the motivation for this attack.” The police now have a suspect in custody, a 28-year-old white British man.
- ▪And I can confirm to the House that this man was not known to Prevent.
- ▪The police have cautioned against speculating about the case.
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11.32 EDTMahmood says suspect in Widdecombe murder 'not known to Prevent'Mahmood says the circumstances of Widdecombe’s death are “extremely distressing”.She goes on: double quotation markCounter-terrorism policing have now taken the lead in the investigation as Lawrence Taylor, the head of national counter-terrorism policing, has said: “We now have new information and evidence that means counter-terrorism policing is leading the investigation. We are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry to establish the motivation for this attack.” The police now have a suspect in custody, a 28-year-old white British man. And I can confirm to the House that this man was not known to Prevent. The police have cautioned against speculating about the case.
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