London Tory Mayoral candidate Daniel Korski quits race

A hopeful to be the next Conservative Party candidate for London Mayor has quit the race after an allegation of groping emerged.

Daniel Korski quit the race after a TV producer accused him of groping her decades ago.

The Conservative candidate said he was pulling his campaign “with a heavy heart” but denied the allegation against him made by producer Daisy Goodwin.

Tory London mayoral candidate Daniel Korski releases statement as he pulls out of race

I have decided, with a heavy heart, to withdraw from the Conservative mayoral contest.

I categorically deny the allegation against me. Nothing was ever put to me formally ten years ago. Nor seven years ago when the allegation was alluded to. No investigation has ever taken… pic.twitter.com/bMBCNLNdy3

— Daniel Korski (@DanielKorski) June 28, 2023

In a statement released on Twitter, Daniel Korski said: “I have decided, with a heavy heart, to withdraw from the Conservative mayoral contest.

“I categorically deny the allegation against me. Nothing was ever put to me formally ten years ago. Nor seven years ago when the allegation was alluded to. No investigation has ever taken place. I have been clear I would welcome and constructively participate in any investigation. However, the pressure on my family because of this false and unproven allegation and the inability to get a hearing for my message of ‘The London Dream’ makes it impossible for my campaign to carry on.

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— Daniel Korski (@DanielKorski) June 27, 2023

“I am proud of having run a positive campaign that championed new ideas, technology and talent, and the years I have campaigned for the Conservative Party and to make the lives of Londoners better.

“I believe strongly that Londoners deserve an uplifting and positive vision for their city. I tried hard to offer that. The news agenda is becoming a distraction from the race and the Conservative Party.

“I wish the excellent remaining contestants well and I know the Conservative Party’s eventual candidate will beat Sadiq Khan and offer the kind of rejuvenation London so desperately needs. I will do my utmost to support the Conservative Party and the eventual Conservative candidate. Thank you to my family, friends and all my supporters.”