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Former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe dies at 78 - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Good riddance to bad rubbish.

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[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ideologically, Widdecombe identified herself as a social conservative and stressed the importance of traditional values and conservatism. As a member of the House of Commons, she opposed the legality of abortion, opposed granting LGBT people legal rights such as the same age of consent as heterosexuals, and opposed the repeal of Section 28. She supported reintroduction of the death penalty for murder, though more narrowly applied than previously. She was opposed to all forms of assisted dying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Widdecombe

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[–] ReCursing@feddit.uk 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

She wasn't a conservative, she was a radical regressive

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 8 points 2 days ago

What could you possibly think is regressive about this?

in 2008, Widdecombe claimed that the "science of climate change is robustly disputed",[64] then, in 2009, that "There is no climate change, hasn't anybody looked out of their window recently?"[65] She was one of the five MPs who voted against the Climate Change Act 2008.[64][66]

The previous year, she voted to support a parliamentary motion in favour of homeopathy, disagreeing with the Science and Technology Committee's Report on the subject.[67]