A British man charged with murdering a former British minister and later charged with a terrorism offence targeting Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was motivated by an extreme left-wing mindset and hostility to Reform, prosecutors said on Friday. They said Joshua Kerry, 28, researched the home or office addresses of dozens of politicians and public figures from May 2024 until the killing of Ann Widdecombe, a prominent figure in Farage's anti-immigration Reform UK party, at her home in July. Kerry is also accused of attempting in April 2025 to get inside the home of Farage, one of the most influential and divisive figures in British politics for more than a decade. He is often credited with helping to bring about the 2016 referendum on whether Britain should stay in the European Union. Prosecutor Jonathan Polnay said Kerry had an "extreme left-wing and/or an anti-establishment mindset". "The prosecution are likely to suggest that is demonstrated by those he took action against. He...
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