Claim: Of the 635 MPs in the House of Commons some have been accused of spousal abuse or writing bad cheques, or have been arrested for fraud, drug-related charges, shoplifting or drink driving, or have bankrupted at least two businesses, have bad credit, or are defendants in lawsuits.
Fact-check: This post about MPs is untrue and around 20 years old - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. the post was originally circulated online around 20 years ago making claims about members of the us congress and using almost exactly the same figures. even back then the claims it made were unverifiable.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2019-04-05T00:00:00