'The press went absolutely mad': The 1960s sex scandal that rocked British politics
- Posted on June 3, 2025
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'The press went absolutely mad': The 1960s sex scandal that rocked British politics

The Profumo affair led to a government minister's resignation on 5 June 1963. In 1983, Christine Keeler talked to the BBC about her part in a story of sex, lies and Cold War paranoia.