Archer had to resign because of a scandal in October 1986 when the Sunday newspaper The News of the World led on the story `` Tory boss Archer pays vice-girl '' . The article claimed that Archer had paid Monica Coghlan , a prostitute , Â # 2000 through another person at Waterloo Station to go abroad . Archer resigned in October 1986 due to a scandal caused by an article in The News of the World , which led on the story `` Tory boss Archer pays vice-girl '' and claimed Archer had paid Monica Coghlan , a prostitute , Â # 2,000 through an intermediary at Victoria Station to go abroad .