Briton Joshua Kerry faces new charges of preparing terrorist attacks, including threatening Nigel Farage
Quick Look
- Briton Joshua Kerry, already accused of murdering Conservative politician Anne Widecombe, faces a new charge of preparing terrorist acts, including planning attacks on Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage.
- The charge relates to the period from May 2024 to July 2026.
- Widecombe was found dead at her Devon home on July 9 with a head wound.
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Why It Matters
Anne Widecombe was a Conservative MP from the late 1980s until 2010 and served in the government of Prime Minister John Major. She advocated for Britain to leave the European Union.
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Briton Joshua Kerry, accused of murdering conservative politician from the Reform UK party Anne Widecombe, was charged on Friday with another charge of preparing terrorist attacks, including against the leader of the same party, Nigel Farage.
The British police counter-terrorism unit and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced the new charges against Kerry, 28, on Friday.
“Having carefully reviewed the evidence, we have decided to prosecute Kerry for participation in the preparation of terrorist acts,” said CPS Counter-Terrorism Chief Prosecutor Frank Ferguson. “Our prosecutors worked closely with the police and determined that there was enough evidence to bring this case to trial.”
Police said the new charges relate to actions taken by Kerry between May 2024 and July 2026, the last two years before his arrest.
Kerry, a resident of Rotherham in South Yorkshire (Northern England), was arrested on suspicion of murdering veteran British politician Anne Widecombe on July 11 and formally charged on July 20.
The body of Widecombe, 78, with a head wound, was found at her home in a remote area of Devon in southwest England on July 9.
Widecombe was a Conservative MP from the late 1980s until 2010 and served in the government of Prime Minister John Major.
She held conservative views all her life, and, in particular, advocated for Britain to leave the European Union.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The trial of Joshua Kerry will begin in the coming months after the completion of the preliminary investigation
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific actions did Joshua Kerry take in preparing the terrorist attacks?
- How is the charge of preparing terrorist attacks related to the murder charge of Ann Widecom?
- Does Kerry have ties to extremist groups?
