A TORY mayoral hopeful has insisted he is still in the race after he was accused of groping a woman in Downing Street.
Daniel Korski, who hopes to replace Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London, has denied TV producer Daisy Goodwin's claims he groped her in 2017.
She told The Times the former head of the Number 10 Policy Unit had put his hand on her breast during a meeting in the Prime Minister’s residence.
Korski told TalkTV on Tuesday that he was continuing his mayoral bid despite the allegations, which he repeatedly denied.
The Conservative Party has said it will not investigate the claims because no formal complaint has been made to Tory HQ.
Korski said: “For too long women have had to face transgressions by men in the workplace. And I totally understand the real anger and frustration that's out there. But I didn't do what's been alleged. I absolutely didn't do that.
“10 years ago, when it happened, nothing was said to me. Seven years ago, when this first came out, nobody alleged anything to me. I just didn't do what's being alleged.”
Asked whether the allegations would threaten his political ambitions, Korski insisted he would fight on.
No candidate has yet been selected to be on the Conservative ticket for next year’s London mayor elections.
Korski said: “I'm gonna focus on the positive message that I've been trying to lay out. I've said from the beginning, I want to run on an aspirational and positive message.
“I think that's the kind of hopeful kind of message that Londoners want, particularly in these difficult times. And I'm going to continue to focus on getting that message out and offering new and exciting ideas for how the city can become better.”
