MP Bob Stewart to surrender Tory whip after racial abuse conviction

Member for Beckenham to surrender whip while he appeals against conviction, government sources say

Bob Stewart has surrendered the Tory whip while he appeals against his conviction for a racially aggravated public order offence, a government source has said.

Stewart, the MP for Beckenham, was found guilty at Westminster magistrates court on Friday of racially abusing an activist by telling him to go back to Bahrain" during a confrontation in central London.