Multiple reports say former cabinet minister Anne Widdecombe’s last text messages were examined and show when she stopped responding before she died at her Dartmoor home. One account states that Widdecombe was taking part in a conversation connected to Channel 5’s Matt Alwright show when her messaging activity abruptly ended. The coverage describes her as having been engaged with a researcher during the programme-related interaction, and that her texts then stopped without a stated explanation. The reports focus on the timing of the final messages rather than providing details of the circumstances of her death itself. They indicate that the message log is being used to establish the point at which Widdecombe stopped replying, which is presented as significant to understanding what happened in the period leading up to her death. The outlets do not agree on or provide additional verified details beyond the reported timing and the context of her being involved with the Channel 5 interview-related conversation.