The former energy secretary Chris Huhne is facing a prison sentence and a humiliating end to his political career after he pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice by dodging a speeding penalty 10 years ago.
On the first day of what was due to be his trial, the former Liberal Democrat cabinet minister dramatically changed his plea to guilty, admitting after almost two years of repeated denials that his former wife, Vicky Pryce, had taken speeding points for him in 2003.
Shortly afterwards, he announced outside Southwark crown court that he would be resigning from his Eastleigh parliamentary seat, triggering a delicate marginal byelection for his party and signalling the final collapse of a parliamentary career that saw him twice unsuccessfully contest the party leadership.
Chris Huhne's career is destroyed by a 10-year lie | UK news | The Guardian
Now if only rest of them went the same way....
Have to laugh at this:
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said he was "shocked and saddened" after Chris Huhne pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and quit as an MP.
Was he shocked that he did it and lied, or that he got caught and admitted it, after wasting everyones time?
On the first day of what was due to be his trial, the former Liberal Democrat cabinet minister dramatically changed his plea to guilty, admitting after almost two years of repeated denials that his former wife, Vicky Pryce, had taken speeding points for him in 2003.
Shortly afterwards, he announced outside Southwark crown court that he would be resigning from his Eastleigh parliamentary seat, triggering a delicate marginal byelection for his party and signalling the final collapse of a parliamentary career that saw him twice unsuccessfully contest the party leadership.
Chris Huhne's career is destroyed by a 10-year lie | UK news | The Guardian
Now if only rest of them went the same way....
Have to laugh at this:
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said he was "shocked and saddened" after Chris Huhne pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and quit as an MP.
Was he shocked that he did it and lied, or that he got caught and admitted it, after wasting everyones time?

don't you mean 649 to go





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