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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Brian Farmer & Dan Bloom

Tory MP Adam Afriyie declared bankrupt over £1.7m debt - but vows to stay until election

A Tory MP has vowed to stay until the next election - despite being declared bankrupt over £1.7million of debt.

Adam Afriyie owed about £1million to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and about £700,000 to Barclays, the Insolvency and Companies Court heard today.

Judge Nicholas Briggs made a bankruptcy order against the MP, who has represented safe seat Windsor since 2005.

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