British police said they had arrested a 26-year-old man on the suspicion of murder in the death of Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former government minister whose death was announced earlier on Friday.

Widdecombe was a Conservative member of parliament between 1987 and 2010, and held several junior ministerial positions in former prime minister John Major’s government.

Matt Longman, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said the suspect remained in custody and that the incident “is not being treated as terrorism” or politically motivated.

“Our murder enquiry is in its early stages but moving at a significant pace,” Devon and Cornwall Police said in a statement earlier and added that the person responsible was believed to be a white male.

Police said they were called to Widdecombe’s address around midday on Thursday where she was found to have died after sustaining serious injuries. Forensic examinations were continuing at the property, they added.

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