Ann Widdecombe

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Ann Widdecombe is a British former Conservative MP, government minister, and media personality known for her outspoken social conservatism and later support for Brexit.

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instanceOf British politician
former Member of Parliament
human
media personality
television personality
birthName Ann Noreen Widdecombe NERFINISHED
campaignsOn law and order issues
conversionReason opposition to the ordination of women in the Church of England
convertedTo Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1947-10-04
educatedAt Birmingham University NERFINISHED
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford NERFINISHED
gender female
hasWritten novels
political commentary books
ideology social conservatism
knownFor outspoken social conservatism
support for Brexit
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
MEPTermEnd 2020
MEPTermStart 2019
name Ann Widdecombe NERFINISHED
nationality British
occupation broadcaster
columnist
novelist
officeHeldInGovernment Home Office minister
parliamentaryTermEnd 2010
parliamentaryTermStart 1987
participatedIn Celebrity Big Brother (UK) NERFINISHED
Strictly Come Dancing NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Bath, Somerset, England NERFINISHED
politicalParty Brexit Party NERFINISHED
Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
Reform UK NERFINISHED
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Maidstone
Member of Parliament for Maidstone and The Weald
Member of the European Parliament for South West England
Minister of State for Prisons NERFINISHED
Shadow Home Secretary NERFINISHED
previousReligion Anglicanism
ranForOffice European Parliament election 2019 in South West England NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
stanceOnIssue opposition to abortion
opposition to same-sex marriage
support for capital punishment
supporterOf Brexit NERFINISHED

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Brexit Party hasNotableMember Ann Widdecombe