Sentences with phrase «huhne speeding points»

The Liberal Democrat most under threat from the shadow of scandal this year was energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne, who faces a police investigation over newspaper allegations that he tried to dodge speeding points on his licence.

She received the same sentence for taking speeding points on her driving licence that were picked up by Huhne in 2003.

The case has raised questions about how much Nick Clegg and Vince Cable knew about the speeding points accusations.

All of the salient points relating to Huhne's attempts to dodge speeding points on his licence had emerged in 2011, but it wasn't until February this year that the scandal finally cost him his place in the Cabinet.

Pryce's decision to speak with journalists about the speeding points was interpreted as an effort to get back at her husband, but it ended up not only destroying his career but also probably sending them both to jail.

Pryce is relying on a defence of marital coercion against allegations she took Huhne's speeding points over a March 2003 incident when his car was caught by a speed camera on the M11 motorway between Stansted Airport and London.

9.30 am Chris Huhne and ex-wife Vicky Pryce plea and case management, after both were charged with perverting the course of justice over allegations she took speeding points on his behalf.

The vote was prompted by the resignation of Mr Huhne, when he admitted asking his then - wife, Vicky Pryce, to accept speeding points on his behalf.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says he is «shocked and saddened» after the former cabinet minister Chris Huhne admitted 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 Vicky Pryce took speeding points for him a decade ago.

The deputy prime minister found himself facing accusations of a cover - up over the Huhne speeding points, after emails emerged on Thursday suggesting he might have known something of the scandal to come.

The former energy and climate change secretary is accused of asking his wife to take speeding points intended for him after his car was caught by a speed camera on the motorway between Stansted Airport and London in 2003, when he was an MEP.

His ex-wife Vicky Pryce, who was found guilty of perverting the course of justice for taking his speeding points, is believed to still be a member of the Liberal Democrats.

Both he and Pryce, who was convicted by a jury, have served prison sentences for perverting the course of justice when she took speeding points for her then - husband in 2003.

A jury rejected her claim that he had forced her to take his speeding points.

Pryce was found guilty by a jury last week of perverting the course of justice by taking speeding points for Huhne in 2003.

The economist was speaking following her own spell behind bars for taking her ex-husband's speeding points.

Former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne has lost a challenge against an order that he must pay # 77,750 costs from his prosecution for passing speeding points to his ex-wife.

Vicky Pryce, the ex-wife of former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice by taking his speeding points.

Mr Huhne was sentenced to an eight month jailed sentence along with his ex-wife Vicky Pryce for perverting the course of justice over a speeding points scandal.

Disgraced MP Chris Huhne has been sentenced to eight months for perverting the course of justice over speeding points a decade ago.

Former Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne has lost a challenge against an order that he must pay # 77,750 costs from his prosecution for passing speeding points to his ex-wife.

Vicky Pryce has resumed her role as a Government economics adviser after serving a jail term for swapping speeding points with her former husband Chris Huhne.

Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife are to stand trial over allegations she took speeding points for him so he could avoid prosecution.

Judge: Huhne and Pryce acted together to take the speeding points out of a share desire to avoid the inconvenience of him losing his licence

Miriam Gonzalez, the wife of Nick Clegg, has said she had no prior knowledge of the Vicky Pryce speeding points story.

Miriam Gonzalez, the wife of Nick Clegg, also released a statement saying she had no prior knowledge of the speeding points story.

Huhne and Pryce have served prison sentences for perverting the course of justice after she took speeding points for her then - husband in 2003.

Isabel Oakeshott, the political editor of The Sunday Times who worked with Vicky Pryce to expose her taking of Chris Huhne's speeding points, has said she «really doesn't feel responsible for what has happened to her».

Former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne has been ordered to pay # 77,750 for the costs of his prosecution for passing speeding points to his ex-wife.

Vince Cable and his wife Rachel have issued a joint statement saying they have «no recollection» of discussing speeding points with Pryce.

Former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce have both been jailed for eight months over the speeding points scandal.

Pryce took three speeding points for Huhne a decade ago.

The ex-wife of former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne's has served around a quarter of an eight - month sentence for taking speeding points for him.

During her trials, the court heard she had revealed the speeding points scandal to newspapers in 2011 in a bid to «nail» her ex-husband, who had left her the previous year for PR adviser Carina Trimingham.

Earlier the former wife of Chris Huhne was found guilty of perverting the course of justice for taking his speeding points a decade ago.

The ex-wife of former MP Chris Huhne was today found guilty of perverting the course of justice by taking his speeding points a decade ago.

Huhne and his ex-wife were both jailed for eight months over a speeding points scandal dating back a decade

Police probing allegations Cabinet minister Chris Huhne made his wife take his speeding points have passed their findings to prosecutors.

Today Pryce, 60, of Crescent Grove, Clapham, south London, was found of perverting the course of justice by taking Chris Huhne's speeding points a decade ago.

The seat was there to be taken the moment Huhne was caught fiddling his speeding points.

Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne's Cabinet future was in doubt last night after sensational details were revealed of a phone call he made to the person he allegedly persuaded to take his speeding points so he could avoid a driving ban.

High - profile barrister struck off after being imprisoned for telling lies to police during Chris Huhne speeding points scandal

The former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has been ordered to pay # 77,750 for the costs of his prosecution for passing speeding points to his then wife, the economist Vicky Pryce.

Judge and best - selling author Constance Briscoe faces prison after a jury found her guilty on Thursday of intending to pervert the course of justice in the Chris Huhne speeding points scandal.

Briscoe faces jail after lying about her involvement in the Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce speeding points swap scandal

Briscoe was jailed for 16 months last week after being convicted of lying to police over the speeding points case.

Have you ever asked your wife to take your speeding points?

7.11 pm: Huhne is asked about the allegations that he got his estranged wife to pretend she was driving in order to take his speeding points.

• Chris Huhne, the energy secretary, has said that he does not think he will be charged over allegations that he asked his wife to take speeding points on his behalf.