MP Bob Stewart to stand down after racial abuse conviction

Stewart, a Tory MP at the time, told activist Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei to go back to Bahrain' during row last year

A former Tory MP has said he will step down at the next general election after being found guilty of racially abusing an activist.

Bob Stewart, who surrendered the Tory whip and now sits as an independent in Beckenham, south London, was found guilty of telling Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei to go back to Bahrain" during a confrontation in central London in December last year.