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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Devlin,Archie Mitchell and Adam Forrest

Tory in No 10 ‘groper’ row forced out of London mayor race

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A Tory London mayoral candidate accused of touching a woman’s breast in Downing Street sensationally quit the race on Wednesday, hours after the prime minister waded into the row.

Daniel Korski insisted that he “categorically” denied the allegations, which date from a decade ago when he was an aide to then-PM David Cameron, but said they had become a “distraction” for his party.

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