Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has defended the record of his deputy mayor at a press conference.
He will, however, launch an independent inquiry.
wis has called the accusations a 'smear campaign' but they have come from several different sources.

He's dismissed allegations of misconduct as "malicious" and "rubbish" but London's deputy mayor Ray Lewis now faces an independent probe into the claims.
Describing the claims as "utter rubbish" - Mr Lewis told this programme the Church of England had never told him he'd been suspended as a priest, despite the Bishop of Chelmsford telling this programme that Ray Lewis had been put under Church of England disciplinary proceedings in 1999.
The Bishop of Chelmsford, The Right Reverend John Gladwin

Following the resignation of James McGrath the deputy chief of staff, Deputy Mayor Ray Lewis has now been accused of sexual misconduct by as yet unspecified sources, causing chaos at City Hall. An independent enquiry has now been sanctioned by the Mayor.
According to sources close to the Mayor speaking to the London Daily News "we needed this like a bullet in the head".

LONDON (AFP) — London's deputy mayor will face an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour and financial irregularities,

Boris Johnson’s deputy is to face an inquiry into allegations of past sexual misconduct, the Mayor of London announced today. Ray Lewis dismissed the claims

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has defended the record of his deputy mayor at a press conference. At the press conference it became clear there are a