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| Chris Huhne admits perverting the course of justice over speeding points | Chris Huhne admits perverting the course of justice over speeding points |
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| Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice over claims his ex-wife took speeding points for him a decade ago. | Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice over claims his ex-wife took speeding points for him a decade ago. |
| Huhne entered the plea on the first day of his trial at Southwark crown court on Monday. | Huhne entered the plea on the first day of his trial at Southwark crown court on Monday. |
| His former wife, Vicky Pryce, denied a charge of perverting the course of justice. | His former wife, Vicky Pryce, denied a charge of perverting the course of justice. |
| Carina Trimingham, with whom Huhne admitted having an affair in 2010 – ending his 26-year marriage to Pryce – was in the public gallery as he pleaded guilty to the perverting the course of justice charge. | Carina Trimingham, with whom Huhne admitted having an affair in 2010 – ending his 26-year marriage to Pryce – was in the public gallery as he pleaded guilty to the perverting the course of justice charge. |
| Huhne, 58, spoke clearly as he said "guilty" when asked how he pleaded. | Huhne, 58, spoke clearly as he said "guilty" when asked how he pleaded. |
| It had been alleged that the former energy secretary, who stood down from the cabinet after he was charged last year, persuaded economist Pryce, 60, to take the points so he could avoid prosecution. | It had been alleged that the former energy secretary, who stood down from the cabinet after he was charged last year, persuaded economist Pryce, 60, to take the points so he could avoid prosecution. |
| Huhne resigned his ministerial job but remains the Lib Dem MP for Eastleigh. | Huhne resigned his ministerial job but remains the Lib Dem MP for Eastleigh. |
| He had vowed to fight the charges and last week pleaded not guilty, but changed his plea on Monday, admitting to doing an act tending or intending to pervert the course of justice between 12 March 2003 and 21 May 2003 relating to the speeding offence. | He had vowed to fight the charges and last week pleaded not guilty, but changed his plea on Monday, admitting to doing an act tending or intending to pervert the course of justice between 12 March 2003 and 21 May 2003 relating to the speeding offence. |
| The events which led to the charges date back to March 2003, when Huhne's car was allegedly caught by a speed camera on the motorway between Stansted airport in Essex and London. | The events which led to the charges date back to March 2003, when Huhne's car was allegedly caught by a speed camera on the motorway between Stansted airport in Essex and London. |
| The allegations emerged in 2011 after Huhne's marriage to Pryce had ended. | The allegations emerged in 2011 after Huhne's marriage to Pryce had ended. |
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