Brooks Newmark, 2014

The Conservative MP and minister quit after sending an explicit photo of himself to a Sunday Mirror journalist posing as a young Tory party activist. The Sun ran the story under headline "Look at the size of my majority".

Lord Lambton, 1973

Charismatic Tory MP Lord Lambton was photographed smoking cannabis in bed with two prostitutes, leading to his resignation in May 1973 as parliamentary undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Defence and as an MP. He was asked in a TV interview why he would need to pay for sex and said "I think that people sometimes like variety".

Paddy Ashdown February 1992

The Sun reported the then leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown's affair with his former secretary under the headline 'It's Paddy Pantsdown'. Knowing the News of the World would publish the story he announced the news himself and weathered the storm surprisingly well.

Ron Davies 1998, 2003

The Sun reported the former leader of the Welsh Labour party had sex with a stranger in a park near Bath. Davies initially denied the allegation, saying he was just "watching badgers first thing in the morning". He later resigned.

Max Mosley, 2008

The Murdoch paper News of the World published footage that appeared to show the Formula 1 head involved in a "sadomasochistic" orgy with up to five prostitutes. He later won about £60,000 in damages after suing the paper for a breach of privacy.