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David Laws, Lib-Dem MP who made false expense claims, is finally being punished. By being given a week off work on full pay

He is the MP for Eastleigh where I used to live...

They will probably both be in Court (as I suspect they will (in some manner) sooner or later) to 'name' one of them as the driver. Or perhaps like that Cornish couple both end up with fines and points ?

If the politicians flaunt the Law themselves should they not be suspended from office immediately and then removed if found guilty ?

The conspired to pervert the course of justice so if only one of them ends up in court it will be travesty of that justice.

Unless there is other evidence, I doubt it will get to court, as it would simply be a case of he says/she says - and her evidence would no doubt be said to be tainted by her desire to get back at him... hell hath no fury like a woman scorned and all that!

From various reports it appears there is good evidence that she was elsewhere at the time of the offence.

Apparently he put down his wife as the driver without her knowledge and she was given the points/fine. The proof is the record of points being given (if this still exists) and the evidence that his wife could not have been driving due to her proven presence elsewhere at the time.

Then why did she accept the punishment if she had evidence that she was elsewhere? Doing so still makes her guilty of perverting the course of justice

An MP should work in the interests of the people who elected him... so how much has he done for Eastleigh?

I would hazzard a guess this was before they fell out of lurve. I'm sure your wife would do the same for you if you asked eh?

Police want Chris Huhne and wife to be charged

Police are recommending both Chris Huhne, the Energy Secretary, and his estranged wife be charged over claims he evaded a penalty for speeding, it was reported last night

Detectives at Essex Police believe they have secured enough evidence for the Crown Prosecution Service to charge Mr Huhne with speeding and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

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The decision over whether to bring charges now rests with lawyers at the CPS, who have asked the police to continue their inquiry.

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Glad to see that you are no pre-judging the case, Malcolm.

Police want Chris Huhne and wife to be charged
By Matthew Holehouse - 7:55AM GMT 24 Dec 2011

Police are recommending both Chris Huhne, the Energy Secretary, and his estranged wife be charged over claims he evaded a penalty for speeding, it was reported last night.

Chirs Huhne may face charges for speeding and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Photo: ANDREW CROWLEY

Detectives at Essex Police believe they have secured enough evidence for the Crown Prosecution Service to charge Mr Huhne with speeding and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
A file sent to the CPS is reported to say that Vicky Pryce, Mr Huhne’s wife of 26 years whom he left in 2005, should be charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice after allegations that she accepted penalty points on her licence after Mr Huhne was caught by a speed camera while driving on the M11.
The decision over whether to bring charges now rests with lawyers at the CPS, who have asked the police to continue their inquiry.
It is alleged that in 2003 Mr Huhne asked his wife to accept speeding points on his behalf after being caught by a speed camera while travelling home from Stansted Airport after a flight from Strasbourg.

Essex Police have twice interviewed both Mr Huhne and Ms Pryce. They have obtained a production order requiring The Sunday Times to hand over emails between Ms Pryce and the newspaper. The order has been challenged in the High Court, and the CPS is understood to insist they cannot bring charges until that material is released.
Evidence held by police suggesting an attempt to pervert the course of justice is understood to include text messages recovered from the telephone of one of the couple’s sons in which Mr Huhne allegedly warned that Ms Pryce could go to prison.

Police have also examined a tape recording of a phone conversation between Mr Huhne and his estranged wife, in which he allegedly told her that there was no evidence against him unless she decided to “give some legs to it”.

“The officers on the case have felt very confident about it from an early stage. That confidence has grown each time they have provided additional information,” a source told The Times.

A CPS spokesman told the newspaper: “We are awaiting the outcome of a court hearing in January and are not yet in a position to make a decision.”

Last night Essex Police said: “We are going through the process of a production order which won’t be heard until January. We are seeking material from The Sunday Times that will go through the Appeal Court.”

Mr Huhne could not be contacted last night but this month he said he was “very confident” the investigation would get to the truth. He said: “I would love to see this cleared up as soon as possible. I want to see the Crown Prosecution Service obviously get to the bottom of this.”

Asked if he would resign if charged, Mr Huhne added: “That’s a hypothetical issue. They key point that I am expecting from this report is that they get to the bottom of this and the matter is resolved.”

It is claimed that he had already amassed a number of penalty points on his driving licence when he was caught exceeding a 30mph speed limit and faced the risk of a ban. Mr Huhne eventually lost his licence anyway after police spotted him using a mobile phone while driving in south London in late 2003.

Asked in May, as allegations swirled that Mr Huhne had persuaded someone to accept his penalty points, Ms Pryce said: “Yes, he did. But, look, there is such huge pressure on politicians to be everywhere at once, especially early in their career?... and he does drive like a maniac.”

By him stating "give some legs to it” does not mean that she knows more - it may mean that if she chose to simply be 'nasty' she might imply another situation. If this is all the strength of evidence that they have then why are they wasting all this tax payers money?

Unless there is other evidence, I doubt it will get to court, as it would simply be a case of he says/she says - and her evidence would no doubt be said to be tainted by her desire to get back at him... hell hath no fury like a woman scorned and all that!