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".

Mr Blair said Profumo should be remembered not only for the scandal which ended his career in politics, but for his later work with the disadvantaged in east London.

The former Secretary for War, whose affair with Christine Keeler led to the most notorious political sex scandal of the 20th century and contributed to the collapse of the then Conservative government, died in hospital on Thursday night after suffering a stroke.