Andrew Cuomo: Schumer joins calls for governor to resign as 30 new women allege abuse and bullying

Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, is facing calls to resign as investigations are underway regarding accusations against him of sexual harassment and sexual assault.

Mr Cuomo has so far refused to resign from office and denies any wrongdoing.

Six women have come forward with highly detailed accounts of their alleged interactions with the governor and there is a report of an accusation by one unnamed individual.

Oliver O’Connell has all the sexual harassment allegations against Mr Cuomo.

Cynthia Nixon is backing calls for Andrew Cuomo to resign, two years after the two faced off in the race for New York governor.

Cuomo on Friday was facing increasing pressure to leave office amid allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour. He has denied the allegations and said he doesn’t intend to resign.

On Twitter, Nixon has made it clear she believes Cuomo should step away from his current position as New York governor.

She recently shared a video in which New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson stressed his faith in an independent investigation into the allegations.

“I guess Cuomo still has one defender,” Nixon tweeted in reference to Johnson along with a list of allegations faced by Cuomo, adding: “How much more evidence do you need @CoreyinNYC?”

Clémence Michallon reports.

An online petition advocating the removal of New York governor Andrew Cuomo has been signed by almost 200,000 people.

The Change.org petition cites “multiple reasons” for the governor’s removal.

Organisers list them as: “Sexual Harassment [of] Employees. Not being Honest about Nursing Home deaths and the passing [of] the ‘New Bail Law’ which releases convicted criminals that should be serving life sentences back into [the] general population.”

Started a year ago, the petition sat stalled at 10,000 signatures for some time before a surge in signatures as more information came to light regarding deaths in care homes for the elderly and the beginnings of sexual harassment allegations.

A month ago it hit 150,000 signatures and has since climbed past 185,500.

Oliver O’Connell has the full story on the petition.