George Wigg was responsible for revealing it, and it led to the suicide of Dr. Stephen Ward. Alledgedly triggered during a party at the house of Viscount Astor, it is often mentioned as a major factor behind the election loss of Alec Douglas-Home. Alfred Denning led the official investigation into it, and it saw Yevgueni Ivanov being recalled in the aftermath. The then cabinet secretary, Sir Norman Brook, supposedly ended it based on MI5 evidence that Christine Keeler's association with Ivanov led to a potential intelligence threat, as Ivanov was using Keeler to get access to government secrets. Revealed in 1963 and a major thrill for the tab
George Wigg was responsible for revealing it, and it led to the suicide of Dr. Stephen Ward. Alledgedly triggered during a party at the house of Viscount Astor, it is often mentioned as a major factor behind the election loss of Alec Douglas-Home. Alfred Denning led the official investigation into it, and it saw Yevgueni Ivanov being recalled in the aftermath. The then cabinet secretary, Sir Norman Brook, supposedly ended it based on MI5 evidence that Christine Keeler's association with Ivanov led to a potential intelligence threat, as Ivanov was using Keeler to get access to government secrets. Revealed in 1963 and a major thrill for the tabloids, FTP, what is this British political affair, named after Harold MacMillan's Secretary of State for War?
George Wigg was responsible for revealing it, and it led to the suicide of Dr. Stephen Ward.