Ken Livingstone has repeated claims that he did not scuffle with his partner or throw a man 15 feet over a wall during a late night party.

He said that voters could no longer believe anything "about my policies or my private life" published in London's Evening Standard.

The mayor said the assault claims were "outright lies" published for political reasons.

His intervention came as members of the Greater London Assembly sought clarification over claims that he gave a misleading account of his involvement in the alleged assault and misused his staff in rebutting the allegations.