Paul Flowers had pleaded guilty to 18 charges after stealing from woman with dementia to buy drugs and holidays for himself

A disgraced former church minister and banking group boss who acquired the nickname Crystal Methodist has been jailed for three years for stealing money from a friend which he used on drugs, holidays and gifts for himself.

Paul Flowers, 74, had pleaded guilty to 18 fraud charges amounting to £100,000 after abusing his position as the executor of the will and holder of power of attorney for a woman named Margaret Jarvis.