The Express understands all three candidates vying to be the Tory Mayor of London had been known as into Conservative celebration headquarters this morning for a gathering.

A supply stated the assembly was organized on the final minute, closely implying it was to debate the present state of affairs with candidate Dan Korski.

The Express understands this morning’s emergency assembly with the candidates at celebration HQ was primarily to warn them in opposition to ‘blue on blue’ assaults, although it wasn’t made clear why that message had been deemed mandatory to place to the three right now particularly.

The candidates had been requested to go away by the again door of CCHQ when the assembly was over.

Mr Korski stays underneath siege from an allegation of groping a TV producer in Downing Street when he labored for David Cameron, together with his accuser taking to the Today Programme this morning to defend her claims.

Daisy Goodwin refuted Mr Korski’s defence, delivered to this web site in an interview yesterday, that he categorically denies the allegation.

She stated individuals should resolve who they consider, however there’s no motive she would come ahead and make the allegation apart from as a result of it occurred to her.

“I was shocked by it, I can’t say I’m a victim…”

Ms Goodwin claimed that since writing her op-ed on Monday night she has been “contacted by other women with some very interesting stories, which obviously I can’t talk about for legal reasons but I feel entirely justified in having written a piece and naming him”.

Mr Korski and his workforce are adamant that he’s persevering with together with his candidacy.

A supply near the contact has now advised the Express that senior figures throughout the celebration are starting to contemplate contingency plans ought to Mr Korski be compelled to drop out of the race.

There are plenty of accessible choices, which embrace:

• Only giving members two candidates to vote on - particularly Susan Hall and Mozammel Hossain
• Allow a 3rd candidate to exchange Mr Korski - doubtless Paul Scully who got here fourth within the choice course of
• Start the entire choice course of over again.

The latter alternative will probably be seen as extraordinarily unpalatable amongst these within the celebration.

The Express understands this morning’s emergency assembly with the candidates at celebration HQ was primarily to warn them in opposition to ‘blue on blue’ assaults, although it wasn’t made clear why that message had been deemed mandatory to place to the three right now particularly.

This morning this web site revealed Dan Korski’s adamant denial that he and his workforce had been accountable for leaking the video of Tory aides partying in CCHQ throughout lockdown as a part of a festive “jingle and mingle” drinks for former London Mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey.

Three individuals filmed within the video now work for his rival candidate Moz Hossain.

The Conservative celebration declined to remark.