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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Adam Afriyie says he will not quit as Conservative MP after bankruptcy order

Adam Afriyie set up Connect Support Services but it went into insolvency in 2017.
Adam Afriyie set up Connect Support Services but it went into insolvency in 2017. Photograph: Rex Features

The Conservative MP Adam Afriyie has said he will not quit as an MP after being made bankrupt by a court ruling, which found he owed about £1.7m.

Afriyie was pursued by creditors including HMRC for £1m in unpaid tax and Barclays Bank. He asked for more time to sell the family home in order to pay his debts. But the judge ruled Afriyie had had long enough to make arrangements and ordered bankruptcy.

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