Daniel Korski: Daisy Goodwin makes formal complaint

TV shaper Daisy Goodwin has made a ceremonial ailment against Conservative London mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski.

On Monday, she told the Times helium had groped her during a gathering astatine 10 Downing Street successful 2013.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today connected Wednesday, Ms Goodwin said she had not reported the substance astatine the clip due to the fact that of the attitudes of the day.

Mr Korski denies her allegations and says helium is inactive successful the contention to go the Tory mayoral candidate.

Ms Goodwin said: "I didn't deliberation to study it past due to the fact that I felt, 'Well, this is portion of the unsmooth and tumble of regular beingness and I consciousness present erstwhile I talk retired astir radical judge me."

She said she believed attitudes to intersexual battle had "completely changed" successful the decennary since her brushwood with Mr Korski.

The writer and TV shaper besides explained that she initially faced trouble trying to marque a ceremonial ailment to the Cabinet Office connected Tuesday, not being capable to interaction the bureau connected the phone.

She said she had not, however, complained to the Conservative Party but said she felt "entirely justified" successful naming Mr Korski owed to his mayoral ambitions.

In her nonfiction successful the Times, Ms Goodwin said that Mr Korski - past a peculiar advisor astatine 10 Downing Street - enactment his manus connected her breast.

She said that since the article's work different women had contacted her with "interesting stories", but said she could not supply details for ineligible reasons.

Asked whether she was definite astir the alleged assault, Ms Goodwin replied: "I'm truly amazed you're asking maine that.

"When thing similar this happens to you, you cognize it's happened to you due to the fact that you were there, you felt it, you felt amazed, shocked, alternatively humiliated."

Mr Korksi's run squad said helium welcomed immoderate probe and would co-operate fully.

Speaking connected Talk TV connected Tuesday, Mr Korski said that "all I tin accidental is that she is wrong". He agreed that a gathering had taken spot but dismissed the battle allegation arsenic "categorically" untrue.

Some Tory MP backers of Mr Korski person present paused enactment for his campaign.

One of them, children and families curate Claire Coutinho, said immoderate ailment should beryllium investigated "swiftly".

"At the aforesaid time, this is an allegation. He's roundly denied it," she told Sky News.

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