Person: John Profumo

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A very British scandal: The tale of Christine Keeler

Christine Keeler was the girl at the heart of the notorious Profumo affair in 1963 which rocked the British establishment, convulsed Westminster and ultimately contributed to the downfall of the beleaguered Tory government the following year.

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A brief history of celebrity

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Key figure in Profumo scandal dies

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Classic period residence

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Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac

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Is a president’s private life anyone’s affair?

Sex, lies and the Profumo affair

Fifty years ago, Christine Keeler and John Profumo brought down a government and changed a nation forever. Clive Irving on the scandal that rocked Britain

Sat, 04 May, 2013

The end of innocence

THE YEAR 1963 was a momentous one.

Sun, 10 Feb, 2013

Tributes flow in after death of disgraced politician Profumo

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday described John Profumo, who has died aged 91, as "a politician with a glittering career who made a serious mistake, but then underwent a journey of redemption".

Sat, 11 Mar, 2006

Decades of work with poor brought rehabilitation

JOHN PROFUMO, centre of the most sensational sex and security scandal of the 20th century, did penance for parliamentary dishonour with more than 30 years of charity work among the poor in London.

Sat, 11 Mar, 2006

John Profumo dies at 91

John Profumo has died at the age of 91 after suffering a stroke.

Fri, 10 Mar, 2006

CBE for 'outsider' actor John Hurt

John Hurt only turned to the world of stage and screen after deciding to pack in his art course.

Sat, 12 Jun, 2004

Short calls on ‘deceitful’ Blair to quit

FORMER British Labour minister Clare Short yesterday stepped up her calls on Tony Blair to quit saying he had behaved worse than shamed John Profumo.

Mon, 29 Dec, 2003

Jeffrey's life: The next chapter

HE is the man who has been labelled the India-rubber-ball of British public life because of his unerring ability to bounce back from personal disasters which would have crippled and possibly destroyed most people.

Wed, 23 Jul, 2003

I was pregnant with Profumo's baby, says Christine Keeler

Christine Keeler, the woman at the centre of the Profumo scandal, claims she was made pregnant by the then Secretary of State for War.

Sun, 21 Jan, 2001