Duncan Stewart pulls out of European election

Environmentalist Duncan Stewart has had a last-minute change of heart and decided not to run in this year’s European elections.

The television presenter and architect said it was with a “very heavy heart” that he took the advice of friends and family, who warned him of the potentially damaging aspects of a political tussle.

He said he had spent weeks looking at options and, until yesterday, was 90% sure that he would run in either the South or Dublin constituencies.