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The beleaguered mayor of Toronto Rob Ford has finally [admission / admitted] he smoked crack cocaine. After weeks of [alleges / allegations] from the press and denials by Mr Ford, Toronto's leader confessed in an emotional press conference yesterday. [Fighting / Fought] back the tears, Ford apologised to [all / every] citizens of Toronto, whom he felt he had let [up / down] . He admitted smoking the drug while he was [in / on] a "drunken stupor" and added that a one-time [mistakenly / mistake] did not make him a drug addict or an alcoholic. Mr Ford finally came [fresh / clean] after his own police force announced it had video of him at a Toronto drug [pen / den] , apparently of him actually smoking the drug. The media had been [ruining / running] stories of the allegations for months but Ford continually denied them.

In spite of his confession and [amid / anon] calls for his resignation, Mr Ford told reporters he would stay [in / at] office. Furthermore, he vowed to fight for a second [term / semester] in office at the next election. He announced: "I was [elected / electing] to do a job and that's exactly what I'm going to continue doing." He added: "I know I have to regain your [trusty / trust] and confidence." He tried to reassure the public that there would be [no / not] repeat occurrence of his misdemeanour. He told the [packing / packed] press conference: "Folks, I have nothing left to [unhide / hide] . I would do anything, absolutely anything to change the past, but the [past / passed] is the past and we must move forward. I want to be [crystal / diamond] clear. These mistakes will never, ever, ever happen again."