Tory MP made bankrupt due to £1.7m debt amid doubt over seat

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A bankruptcy order has been made against Conservative MP Adam Afriyie (PA) (PA Archive)

Conservative MP Adam Afriyie has been made bankrupt after a judge in a specialist court heard how he owed around £1.7m.

Judge Nicholas Briggs made a bankruptcy order against the MP for Windsor at an online hearing in the Insolvency and Companies Court on Tuesday.

The judge was told that Mr Afriyie owed about £1m to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and about £700,000 to Barclays.