Profumo affair

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The Profumo affair was a 1963 British political scandal involving Secretary of State for War John Profumo’s relationship with model Christine Keeler, which contributed to the downfall of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s government.

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instanceOf British political scandal ⓘ
political scandal ⓘ
aftermath John Profumo’s later charitable work at Toynbee Hall ⓘ
chronology Profumo’s initial denial to House of Commons ⓘ
Profumo’s later admission of lying to Parliament ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
describedBySource British newspapers in 1963 ⓘ
documentedIn Denning Report ⓘ
endTime 1963 ⓘ
genre Cold War scandal ⓘ
sex scandal ⓘ
hasCause extramarital affair between John Profumo and Christine Keeler ⓘ
national security concerns about possible Soviet links ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact numerous books, films, and documentaries ⓘ
hasEffect contributed to Conservative Party electoral difficulties in 1964 ⓘ
damage to Harold Macmillan’s government ⓘ
increased scrutiny of politicians’ private lives ⓘ
loss of public trust in Conservative government ⓘ
trial and conviction of Stephen Ward ⓘ
hasPart John Profumo–Christine Keeler sexual relationship ⓘ
investigatedBy Lord Denning ⓘ
involves British Conservative Party ⓘ
Christine Keeler ⓘ
Harold Macmillan ⓘ
John Profumo ⓘ
Mandy Rice-Davies ⓘ
Stephen Ward ⓘ
Yevgeny Ivanov ⓘ
location Cliveden ⓘ
linked to: Cliveden House

London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
mainSubject Christine Keeler ⓘ
Harold Macmillan ⓘ
John Profumo ⓘ
mediaCoverage British press ⓘ
notableQuote “Well he would, wouldn’t he?” by Mandy Rice-Davies in court ⓘ
officeHolder John Profumo ⓘ
opposingParty Labour Party ⓘ
linked to: Labour Party (UK)
partOf Cold War history of the United Kingdom ⓘ
pointInTime 1963 ⓘ
politicalContext Conservative government of the early 1960s ⓘ
positionHeldByKeyFigure Secretary of State for War ⓘ
securityConcern Christine Keeler’s simultaneous association with Soviet naval attaché Yevgeny Ivanov ⓘ
significantEvent Denning Report ⓘ
Harold Macmillan’s resignation as Prime Minister ⓘ
resignation of John Profumo ⓘ
startTime 1961 ⓘ
statement John Profumo misled the House of Commons about his relationship with Christine Keeler ⓘ
John Profumo resigned from the government and Parliament in 1963 ⓘ
linked to: John Profumo
temporalContext Harold Macmillan’s premiership ⓘ

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subject linked to: Martha Profumo
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Nothing Has Been Proved → subject → Profumo affair ⓘ
Christine Keeler → notableFor → Profumo affair ⓘ
subject linked to: Hugh Platt
John Profumo → notableFor → Profumo affair ⓘ
subject linked to: Alberto Profumo
John Profumo → participantIn → Profumo affair ⓘ
subject linked to: Louisa Stiven
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Yevgeny Ivanov → participantIn → Profumo affair ⓘ