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| Chris Huhne and his ex-wife go on trial over speeding points | Chris Huhne and his ex-wife go on trial over speeding points |
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| The former energy secretary Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce are due to go on trial on Monday charged with perverting the course of justice over allegations he persuaded her to take his speeding points. | The former energy secretary Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce are due to go on trial on Monday charged with perverting the course of justice over allegations he persuaded her to take his speeding points. |
| Huhne, 58, Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh, Hampshire, and Pryce, 60, an economist, both deny the charges, which relate to 12 March 2003 when Huhne's car was allegedly caught by a speed camera on the motorway between Stansted airport in Essex and London. He was an MEP for south-east England at the time. | Huhne, 58, Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh, Hampshire, and Pryce, 60, an economist, both deny the charges, which relate to 12 March 2003 when Huhne's car was allegedly caught by a speed camera on the motorway between Stansted airport in Essex and London. He was an MEP for south-east England at the time. |
| It is alleged that Pryce, of Clapham, south London, falsely informed the authorities that she was the driver of the car and accepted the three penalty points so that her then husband could avoid prosecution. She has entered a plea of not guilty on the grounds of marital coercion. | It is alleged that Pryce, of Clapham, south London, falsely informed the authorities that she was the driver of the car and accepted the three penalty points so that her then husband could avoid prosecution. She has entered a plea of not guilty on the grounds of marital coercion. |
| Huhne, who has also entered a not guilty plea, stood down from the cabinet following the charges in February last year. | Huhne, who has also entered a not guilty plea, stood down from the cabinet following the charges in February last year. |
| The accusation emerged in 2011 after the couple's 26-year marriage ended following his admission of an affair with PR adviser Carina Trimingham in 2010. The couple divorced in January 2012. | The accusation emerged in 2011 after the couple's 26-year marriage ended following his admission of an affair with PR adviser Carina Trimingham in 2010. The couple divorced in January 2012. |
| The trial, before Mr Justice Sweeney at Southwark crown court, is expected to last up to two weeks. | The trial, before Mr Justice Sweeney at Southwark crown court, is expected to last up to two weeks. |
| Huhne is represented by John Kelsey-Fry QC, whose clients have included Harry Redknapp and Steven Gerrard. Pryce is represented by Julian Knowles QC. | Huhne is represented by John Kelsey-Fry QC, whose clients have included Harry Redknapp and Steven Gerrard. Pryce is represented by Julian Knowles QC. |
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