racy ▁by ▁' 1 9 7 0 s ▁men ': ▁her ▁assertion ▁was ▁critic ized ▁as ▁' w ild ▁consp i racy ▁theories ' ▁in ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁by ▁sevent een ▁female ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁▁ ▁She ▁v owed ▁not ▁to ▁stand ▁as ▁an ▁independent , ▁and ▁the ▁seat ▁fell ▁to ▁a ▁very ▁narrow ▁Labour ▁defeat , ▁with ▁Griff ith s ▁being ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Conserv ative ▁Rob ▁Wilson ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁between ▁her ▁des e lection ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁term , ▁she ▁fought ▁off ▁suggestions ▁she ▁would ▁defect ▁to ▁the ▁Conserv atives . ▁ ▁Bank rupt cy ▁and ▁arrest ▁Four ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁general ▁election ▁Griff ith s ▁was ▁declared ▁bank rupt , ▁ow ing ▁£ 2 9 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁In land ▁Re venue . ▁This ▁would ▁have ▁dis qual ified ▁her ▁from ▁ret aking ▁her ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁had ▁she ▁been ▁res elect ed ▁and ▁re elect ed . ▁She ▁failed ▁to ▁appear ▁at ▁her ▁bank rupt cy ▁hearing ▁before ▁Reading ▁County ▁Court ▁on ▁Monday ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁a ▁war rant ▁was ▁subsequently ▁issued ▁for ▁her ▁arrest . ▁After ▁convin cing ▁the ▁court ▁she ▁had ▁the ▁assets ▁to ▁pay ▁her ▁deb ts ▁and ▁would ▁co - oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁proceed ings , ▁the ▁war rant ▁was ▁dis charg ed . ▁However , ▁her ▁dis charge ▁from ▁bank rupt cy ▁was ▁subsequently ▁susp