It is being reported that the former Liberal Democrat cabinet minister Chris Huhne has pleaded guilty to perverting the
course of justice over claims his ex-wife Vicky Pryce took speeding
points for him.
As he has changed his plea, presumably he will want to pay for a large part of the police and CPS costs which were only necessary because he originally pleased not guilty...
Somehow I doubt that and instead the court will take into his guilty plea (and not the wasted time prior to it)in reducing his sentence. I doubt that he'll even get a custodial sentence and if he does it will be less than a year and so, I believe, that he will be able to resume his role as MP.
Remember back in February last year, almost exactly a year ago in fact, the BBC reported Chris Huhne thus:
As he has changed his plea, presumably he will want to pay for a large part of the police and CPS costs which were only necessary because he originally pleased not guilty...
Somehow I doubt that and instead the court will take into his guilty plea (and not the wasted time prior to it)in reducing his sentence. I doubt that he'll even get a custodial sentence and if he does it will be less than a year and so, I believe, that he will be able to resume his role as MP.
Remember back in February last year, almost exactly a year ago in fact, the BBC reported Chris Huhne thus:
"I am innocent of these charges and I intend to fight this in the courts and I am confident that a jury will agree."
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