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| Regina v Huhne and Pryce | |
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| Court | Crown Court |
| Full case name | Regina v Christopher Huhne and Vasiliki Pryce |
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| Related action | The Queen (on the application of Times Newspapers Limited) v the Crown Court at Chelmsford |
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| Judge sitting | The Honourable Mr Justice Sweeney |
Regina v Christopher Huhne and Vasiliki Pryce[n 1] is the prosecution of the former British Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne MP, and his former wife, Vicky Pryce, the former Head of the Government Economic Service, for perverting the course of justice, contrary to common law. Huhne became the first Cabinet minister in British history to resign as a consequence of criminal proceedings. On 4 February 2013, Huhne was convicted after changing their plea to guilty. The trial of Pryce began on the following day, lasting until 20 February 2013 when the jury were discharged by the judge. A re-trial began on 25 February 2013 and led to the conviction of Pryce on 7 March 2013.
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