Widdecombe
Proper noun
Meaning
Widdecombe (plural Widdecombes)
A surname.
Examples
In November 2007 on BBC Radio 4 she described how a journalist once produced a profile on her with the assumption that she had had at least "one sexual relationship", to which Widdecombe replied: "Be careful, that's the way you get sued".
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN 0-297-82958-0 Non-fiction * 1999: Inspired and Outspoken: the collected speeches of Ann Widdecombe; edited by John Simmons, with a biographical preface by Nick Kochan.
Out of the 17 parliamentary votes considered by the Public Whip website to concern equal rights for homosexuals, Widdecombe took the opposing position in 15 cases, not being present at the other two votes.
This was well received by rank-and-file Conservative delegates. citation Widdecombe consistently opposed LGBT equality.
Widdecombe told the Commons the restrictions were needed to prevent prisoners from escaping.
Widdecombe was eliminated from the competition on Sunday 5 December after the public vote had been combined with the judges' score; she was with Scott Maslen of EastEnders in the bottom two.