Britain's right-wing party leader Nick Griffin has been declared bankrupt but will not quit as a member of the European Parliament.
A listing at the Insolvency Service showed British National Party (BNP) leader Griffin was declared bankrupt at Welshpool and Newtown County Court yesterday.
"Being bankrupt does not prevent me being or standing as an MEP. It does free me from financial worries," Griffin tweeted.
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"Party funds are not affected in any way. Our campaign in May will be our most professional yet and I will be lead candidate in the North West," he said.
"I am now turning the experience to the benefit of hard-up constituents by producing a booklet on dealing with debt. No surrender," Griffin said.
He will be automatically discharged from bankruptcy in one year, on January 2, 2015, in accordance with the Insolvency Act.
Griffin was elected for the North West region of England in 2009.
Advice published by the Electoral Commission said bankruptcy in itself does not bar someone from being a member of the European Parliament or standing for election.
Restrictions are only triggered if an individual is made subject to a bankruptcy restrictions order or debt relief restrictions order.
The Insolvency Service said such orders had not been made in Griffin's case.
