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Boris Johnson has denied knowing lunch with had been auctioned off at a men-only 'slimeball's charity dinner', where women working as 'hostesses' say they were groped and sexually harassed.

And Tory Children's Minister Nadhim Zahawi, who attended the event, proudly promoted as the "most un-PC night of the year", says he "unequivocally" condemned what took place there.

It's unclear how intimate access to one of the most highly protected members of the Government came to be auctioned at an event without his knowledge.

Reporters from the Financial Times went undercover at the dinner, among the 130 working hostesses for the evening.

According to the FT, they were told to wear skimpy black outfits with matching underwear and black “sexy” shoes.

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Hostesses were paid £150 and given wine before being sent out to attend to guests.

They reported men “repeatedly putting hands up their skirts” and one said “an attendee had exposed his penis to her during the evening.”

One of the items up for auction at the event was lunch for six guests with the Foreign Secretary and former cricketer Ian Botham at Cambio de Turcio, a high-end Spanish restaurant.

The brochure notes that "full hospitality" would be included in the prize.

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Mr Johnson did not attend the event, and there's no suggestion of any wrongdoing on the part of

Speaking in the House of Commons earlier, Education Minister Anne Milton said: "The Foreign Secretary knew nothing of his inclusion in any auction and in no way endorsed the event."

Nadhim Zahawi tweeted: "I do unequivocally condemn this behaviour. The report is truly shocking. I will never attend a men only function ever.”

A Department for Education spokesman said: “This charity event was attended in a personal capacity. It was not official departmental business and as such we are unable to comment further.”

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A senior No 10 source said the “Prime Minister was uncomfortable at the reports that she read this morning”.

A senior Number 10 source stressed Mrs May “read” reports, pointing out: “Clearly this is an event to which she would not be invited because she is a woman.”

Downing Street sources said Mr Zahawi “clearly did attend the event briefly and he has himself said that he felt uncomfortable at it, leaving at the point at which the hostesses were introduced by the host”.

The PM has not spoken to Mr Zahawi and has no plans to, No 10 said.

But the source added: “I think it is probably safe to say Mr Zahawi will not be attending this event in the future.

“He himself has said he was uncomfortable at what begun to happen during that evening, I think he himself probably regrets the decision to go.”

Jeremy Corbyn ’s spokesman said: “What has been reported about this event is appalling.

“Women clearly felt threatened there. It’s a gross example of sexual harassment under this organisation’s umbrella.

“What took place there is outrageous and should be condemned.”