The group was set up in support of Tommy Robinson after he was jailed for 13 months for being in contempt of court

A Conservative MP has been accused of bigotry after his Facebook account was found to be a member of a group supporting the far-right leader Tommy Robinson.

The account of Andrew Rosindell, 52, MP for Romford joined a “Free Tommy” group backing the former leader of the English Defence League after he was jailed for 13 months in May for being in contempt of court.

Robinson was jailed for potentially derailing a trial by livestreaming his commentary outside a court in Leeds. The judge had imposed reporting restrictions but Robinson named defendants and cited the charges and details of the allegations. He filmed defendants and confronted them as they entered court. The footage was viewed 250,000 times. Robinson was found in breach of a previous