BNP leader Griffin is bankrupt
BNP leader Nick Griffin has been declared bankrupt, but insisted he will continue as a member of the European Parliament and run for re-election in May.
BNP leader Nick Griffin declared bankrupt for a year
BNP leader Nick Griffin will be automatically discharged from bankruptcy in one year, on January 2 2015, in accordance with the Insolvency Act.
He was elected as a member of the European Parliament for the North West region of England in 2009. He has vowed to stand again in May.
The Electoral Commission said bankruptcy in itself does not bar someone from being an MEP or standing for election, but only if a bankruptcy restrictions order or debt relief restrictions order was made - which did not occur in Mr Griffin's case.
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