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| Vicky Pryce and Chris Huhne released from prison | Vicky Pryce and Chris Huhne released from prison |
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| Vicky Pryce, the ex-wife of former cabinet minister Chris Huhne, has said she is "very pleased to be home" after leaving prison in Kent. | Vicky Pryce, the ex-wife of former cabinet minister Chris Huhne, has said she is "very pleased to be home" after leaving prison in Kent. |
| Pryce, who was convicted with Huhne of perverting the course of justice after she took speeding points for him, has served two months of an eight-month sentence. | Pryce, who was convicted with Huhne of perverting the course of justice after she took speeding points for him, has served two months of an eight-month sentence. |
| Speaking via her lawyer, Pryce said she was looking forward to returning to work as an economist. | Speaking via her lawyer, Pryce said she was looking forward to returning to work as an economist. |
| Huhne left prison earlier. | Huhne left prison earlier. |
| Electronic tags | Electronic tags |
| In a statement Pryce's solicitor Robert Brown said: "Vicky Pryce is very pleased to be home and back with her family. | In a statement Pryce's solicitor Robert Brown said: "Vicky Pryce is very pleased to be home and back with her family. |
| "She is grateful for all the support she has received from everyone whilst in prison, including her fellow residents and prison staff. | "She is grateful for all the support she has received from everyone whilst in prison, including her fellow residents and prison staff. |
| "She now intends to spend time with her family and looks forward to returning to her career as an economist." | "She now intends to spend time with her family and looks forward to returning to her career as an economist." |
| Huhne was released from Leyhill Prison, in Gloucestershire, while Pryce was freed from East Sutton Park prison having served eight weeks of their sentences. | |
| The pair, who both live in London, will now have to wear electronic tags to monitor their movements, under the terms of the Home Detention Curfew scheme. | The pair, who both live in London, will now have to wear electronic tags to monitor their movements, under the terms of the Home Detention Curfew scheme. |
| They are still to hear how much they will have to pay in legal costs. | |
| A costs hearing last month was told the Crown Prosecution Service is seeking more than £100,000 from Huhne. | A costs hearing last month was told the Crown Prosecution Service is seeking more than £100,000 from Huhne. |
| However, the former Liberal Democrat politician's legal team had offered just £25,000. The CPS is seeking a total of £48,695.56 from Pryce, the court heard. | However, the former Liberal Democrat politician's legal team had offered just £25,000. The CPS is seeking a total of £48,695.56 from Pryce, the court heard. |
| The speeding incident took place in March 2003 when Huhne's BMW car was caught by a speed camera on the M11 between Stansted Airport, in Essex, and London. He was an MEP at the time and in danger of losing his licence having already accrued nine penalty points. | |
| Huhne changed his plea to guilty on the first day of his trial in February after failing to have the case dismissed. He resigned as an MP on the same day. | |
| Pryce was found guilty in March after a retrial. The first jury failed to reach a decision. | |
| During both trials, Pryce accepted she had taken Huhne's points, but adopted a defence of marital coercion, claiming he had made her sign a form he had already completed in her name. |