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A former Liberal Democrat cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife are both facing jail after they were convicted of perverting the course of justice by lying about who was driving a speeding car.
Vicky Pryce initially claimed she was driving Huhne’s BMW when it was caught speeding in 2003 in order to avoid the minister losing his driving licence, but later retracted the statement after the minister left her for another woman.
Huhne earlier admitted the offence and resigned his government job. His ex-wife denied the charge, claiming Huhne had forced her to take the blame but was convicted on March 7.
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