British MP guilty of racial abuse to stand down at next election

Mr Stewart joins a growing list of Tory MPs who have announced they will not stand at the next general election, expected next year

MP Bob Stewart (James Manning/PA)

A British MP who relinquished the Conservative whip after being convicted of racist abuse has announced he is standing down at the next UK election.

Bob Stewart, who has represented the London constituency of Beckenham since 2010, said he would not seek re-election in a brief statement on X, formerly Twitter, which made no reference to the recent conviction.