Tory MP Adam Afriyie declared bankrupt over £1.7 million debt
dailyrecord.co.ukA Conservative MP has been made bankrupt after a judge in a specialist court heard how he owed around £1.7 million.Judge Nicholas Briggs made a bankruptcy order against Adam Afriyie, who represents Windsor, at an online hearing in the Insolvency and Companies Court on Tuesday.
The judge was told Afriyie owed about £1 million to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and about £700,000 to Barclays.In May, another judge approved a plan for Afriyie to sell a property.
Afriyie, who did not attend Tuesday's hearing, had written asking for more time to sell the property.He wanted proceedings adjourned until March and said he could pay off his debts in full if the property was sold.
Representatives of HMRC and Barclays had given the judge detail of how much was owed and opposed an adjournment.Judge Briggs concluded: "There have been six hearings already of this matter so time really has run out.
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