How political firebrand Ann Widdecombe traded life in London for the 'bleakness' of Dartmoor

In 2010 Ann Widdecombe swapped London for the secluded Dartmoor village of Haytor after buying a five-bedroom chalet-bungalow tucked away from civilisation


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