The Conservative party was hard hit when War Minister John Profumo was involved in a moral scandal that furnished the British press with headlines for weeks.

国防部大臣约翰．普罗富莫卷入了一件有伤风化的丑闻，给英国报刊一连数星期提供了头条新闻，这件事使保守党受到了沉重的打击。

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Huhne's name will now be added to that list of John Profumo, Jonathan Aitken and Jeffrey Archer, politicians all brought down by their ability to lie to Parliament or the courts.

BBC: UK Politics