 Macmillan responded that he should not be held culpable for believing a colleague who had repeatedly asserted his innocence.He mentioned the false allegations against Galbraith, and the failure of the security services to share their detailed information with him.In the general debate the sexual aspects of the scandal were fully discussed; Nigel Birch, the Conservative MP for West Flintshire, referred to Keeler as a "professional prostitute" and asked rhetorically