Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce jailed for eight months

Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his former wife Vicky Pryce have both been jailed for eight months for perverting the course of justice.

The pair, sentenced at Southwark Crown Court, were convicted after she took driving licence points for him after he was caught speeding in 2003.


Huhne received a 10% reduction in his sentence because he pleaded guilty.
Pryce had claimed the defence of marital coercion, but was convicted last week.

The judge, Mr Justice Sweeney, said the pair both decided together not to tell the truth.
During Pryce's trial, the prosecution alleged that she had chosen to take the points but later plotted to expose Huhne after he revealed he was having an affair with an aide and ended the couple's 26-year marriage.

BBC