When politician John Profumo had an affair with showgirl Christine Keeler in 1963, it brought down the Conservative government and gave rise to the tabloid press, writes TP O’Mahony

Christine Keeler, the former showgirl at the heart of the Profumo scandal of the 1960s, has died aged 75 and here Chris Moncrieff reflects on the woman at the heart of the notorious Profumo affair in 1963 which rocked the Establishment, convulsed Westminster and ultimately contributed to the downfall of the beleaguered Tory Government the following year.