In an exclusive interview Andrew Pelling admits he has been left with huge debts and he worries about providing for his children.

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Andrew comes to the subject of his first wife Sanae, whom he married 15 years ago.

"I felt complete and utter despair over the 'love rat' newspaper articles that involved Sanae.

"The suggestion plastered all over the newspapers that I had left Sanae for Lucy while Sanae was caring for her dying father was a very sad one and just plain untrue.

"When I asked to go and see him it turned out he had already been shipped elsewhere hundreds of miles away. By the time I got to Kumamoto in Japan, Sanae was with her Japanese partner in Japan and secretly in the UK 13 months before I even met Lucy.

"I tried desperately to persuade Sanae to return to the family even writing love letters during autumn 2004.

"Many promises of a return came and went, upsetting the children and breaking all our hearts.

"But once away from the UK, huge hidden credit card debts emerged of £80,000 in my name and hers. Other additional debts came to £150,000. It was not until I visited Japan by surprise in August 2004 that I found out Sanae had left our three children and me for her new partner."

This revelation left Andrew as a single parent, and he becomes emotional as he describes the impact it had on his children.

"I have three children and not being on the best of form makes it very difficult to be the best parent for them. I think they themselves have been through a great deal of stress through events and therefore they did not need a father who was unwell. They needed someone who could be strong for them and it is very difficult when you are not strong.

"At times my middle daughter took a very great deal of the stresses and strains from being with me and being concerned about me.

"In some ways the devastation of it was like splitting atoms sending them everywhere and now they're coming back.

"When you are on your own it is very tempting as a parent to start sharing your worries with your own children. They become your closest confidante.

"I think the whole process has been so seemingly devastating that it is very difficult for them."

The debts, coupled with legal costs of a divorce case and being arrested has meant Andrew has taken a significant financial hit.

And he feels this episode could potentially cripple him in the future especially in the current financial crisis.

"It is a shame that I cannot provide in the way for my children in which I would like to if we had not had all these financial ups and downs.

"I would say that my financial situation in the middle of a credit famine was not at all good.

"I am very pessimistic about the future. I am quite pessimistic as the damage to my reputation caused by my suspension from the candidacy leaves risks in me being able to secure a consistent income."