Official grievance made in opposition to Tory London mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski

TV producer Daisy Goodwin has submitted a proper grievance in opposition to Daniel Korski after accusing the Conservative mayoral hopeful of groping her 10 years in the past.

Mr Korski has strenuously denied the declare in opposition to him and has pledged to remain within the race to grow to be the Conservative candidate for London mayor.

The allegation was first made in an article for The Times on Tuesday, by which Ms Goodwin wrote that Mr Korski had groped her breast at a gathering in Number 10, when he was working for the then prime minister, David Cameron.

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She has now submitted a proper grievance to the Cabinet Office over the alleged incident in 2013.

It comes after a authorities minister turned the newest Tory MP to “pause” help for Mr Korski’s bid to tackle Sadiq Khan in 2024.

Earlier on Wednesday, Claire Coutinho informed Sky News her help is “on pause at the moment because lots of things are happening”.

“But at the same time, this is an allegation. He’s roundly denied it,” she added.

“If there is a complaint in the system, it needs to be followed up swiftly so we can find the facts and see what’s happened, but I do think it’s a very serious and concerning allegation.”

Sky News has been informed that schooling minister Robert Halfon has additionally paused his backing of Mr Korski.

Mr Korski used an interview with TalkTV on Tuesday to say that he had met with Ms Goodwin, however he denied that something improper had occurred.

He stated the allegations in opposition to him had been reported to the Conservative Party earlier than he stood because the Tory candidate for race to be London mayor in 2024 and he’ll “absolutely” proceed his marketing campaign to win the nomination of his social gathering.

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Mr Korski’s assertion stated: “I know that simply denying such allegations may not be enough to alleviate the concerns and doubts that might arise in your minds.

“I firmly imagine within the significance of empathy, respect, and the wellbeing of each particular person inside society.”

Ms Goodwin appeared to submit a formal complaint late on Tuesday, posting a screengrab to Instagram of an email receipt from the Cabinet Office with the subject line: “Formal grievance about Daniel Korski Urgent”.