Southwark -
Constance Briscoe was once a high flying lawyer. Now her professional career is in tatters, even though a jury failed to convict her of perverting the course of justice.
A child killer changes his plea to guilty in mid-trial; yet another gang is convicted of grooming underage girls; and a disgraced former Government Minister is released from gaol.
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Last month, former Government Minister Chris Huhne pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice; his wife was convicted of the same offence after two trials. This afternoon, they were sentenced.
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Former Government Minister Chris Huhne has thrown away his career over a triviality. Now, he and his ex-wife face gaol, but there is another casualty here.
Eastleigh -
Cabinet Minister Chris Huhne resigns after the Director of Public Prosecutions announces the MP and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce have both been summoned to appear in court on charges of perverting the course of justice over a 2003 speeding offence.
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The U.K. parliament has granted royal assent to the Energy Act, a move that will pave the way for the launch of the controversial 'Green Deal' next Autumn. But will the plan really help people save money while reducing energy use?
The British Government is taking on the big electricity and gas suppliers. Are the companies at the mercy of global energy prices, or are they operating a cartel?
Energy Minister Chris Huhne appeared on a BBC current affairs programme this morning, and was upbeat about the challenges presented by the ongoing turbulence in oil and gas prices.
An article concerning the targetting of government minister Chris Huhne re allegations that eight years ago he perverted the course of justice in relation to a trivial driving offence.
The Liberal Democrat party have launched a freedom bill to reclaim civil liberties eroded by decades of snippy legislation, campaigning electronically and via viral marketing techniques.
Judge Constance Briscoe leaves Southwark Crown Court in London January 31, 2014. The jury for Briscoe's trial was discharged after failing to decide if she perverted the course of justice in relation with the speeding case of former Energy Secretary Chris Huhne
With permission by Reuters / Suzanne Plunkett
The court listing for the sentencing hearing of Chris Huhne and his ex-wife. The reporting restrictions were probably because he pleaded guilty while she did not.
Judge Constance Briscoe leaves Southwark Crown Court in London January 31, 2014. The jury for Briscoe's trial was discharged after failing to decide if she perverted the course of justice in relation with the speeding case of former Energy Secretary Chris Huhne
With permission by Reuters / Suzanne Plunkett
Constance Briscoe, who has thrown away her career on the bench out of misguided loyalty.
