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| Huhne and Pryce's sentences are too lenient, says Conservative MP | Huhne and Pryce's sentences are too lenient, says Conservative MP |
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| A Conservative MP has written to the attorney general asking him to refer the sentences of the former cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce to the court of appeal, on the grounds that the eight-month prison terms they received were too lenient. | A Conservative MP has written to the attorney general asking him to refer the sentences of the former cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce to the court of appeal, on the grounds that the eight-month prison terms they received were too lenient. |
| David Burrowes, MP for Enfield, Southgate is urging Dominic Grieve to seek an extension of the prison sentences handed down on the couple on Monday for perverting the course of justice in connection with driving penalty points that Huhne passed on to his wife. | David Burrowes, MP for Enfield, Southgate is urging Dominic Grieve to seek an extension of the prison sentences handed down on the couple on Monday for perverting the course of justice in connection with driving penalty points that Huhne passed on to his wife. |
| Grieve must decide by 8 April – 28 days after the original sentence – whether to refer the case to the court of appeal, which has the power to either increase the sentences or leave them the same. | Grieve must decide by 8 April – 28 days after the original sentence – whether to refer the case to the court of appeal, which has the power to either increase the sentences or leave them the same. |
| A spokesman for Grieve said: "The Attorney General's Office has received a request to review the sentences of Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce. One of the law officers will consider whether they should be referred to the court of appeal as possibly unduly lenient. | A spokesman for Grieve said: "The Attorney General's Office has received a request to review the sentences of Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce. One of the law officers will consider whether they should be referred to the court of appeal as possibly unduly lenient. |
| "A decision whether or not to refer to the court of appeal will be taken within 28 days of the original sentences." | "A decision whether or not to refer to the court of appeal will be taken within 28 days of the original sentences." |
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