Counter-terrorism police leading investigation into death of Ann Widdecombe – UK politics live

‘The police are pursuing multiple lines of enquiry to establish the motivation for this attack’, said home secretary Shabana MahmoodThe government has announced that it is in effect proscribing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It is doing so using new powers under the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026.Ministers have been under pressure for years to proscribe the IRGC, which backs terrorist activity outside Iran. But the last Conservative government, and Labour when it took power, argued that it would be difficult to use laws intended to target terrorist organisations against a state-run organisation.Designation introduces new criminal offences relating