A detailed account of the Keith Allen affair is provided by Sir Robert Muldoon in his book "Number 8" on page 154.
In it he discusses the intrigues surrounding Allen's claim that he had been assaulted, the media fracas and a leaked medical report.
What Muldoon doesn't state is that Allen was finding the job of a cabinet minister stressful and wanted to resign.
But Muldoon told Templeton, deputy Jim McLay and chief whip Don McKinnon that the minister was his problem not theirs.
[3] On 19 July 1984 after caucus met for the last time after losing the snap election, Templeton called out to Allen as they left the Beehive:[4] See you on Monday (for the final cabinet meeting).