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I can't help but have a wry smile to myself. Will be interesting to see how this plays out in court. And I wonder what was in those emails that the Times were so keen to not release to the police.

Oh goodie! Was wondering about starting a thread about this.
I can't tell you how delighted I am that the sanctimonious smug git has come a cropper. One can only hope that the reason it has taken so long for charges to be brought is that the CPS had to be 100% sure they could make it stick.
"Prove my innocence" my arse.

as one of his constituents

i am waiting for him to prove his innocence (with much interest)

ooh, mycat, that's interesting! How did you view his actions when faced with being exposed for his affair, deciding to 'dump' the wife to save his career? As a constituent.

bet he's regretting a few decisions he made in the past tonight

sure he will bounce back one day - they all seem to

not sure he'll get my vote again tbh

only caught bits of it, did his ex wife dob him in then ?

My husband asked me to this once, i told him to Piss off, and slow down.

think so recall

what goes around, comes around !!!

This made me smile.

Karma for cheating on his wife perhaps

I've not followed the story from the start. How did it come to be in the public domain? Did the exW dob him in or did it come out some other way? And, if she did dob him in, won't she be in as much trouble as him?

Ex-W talked about it in an interview I think - she is also being prosecuted for perverting the course of justice.

I've not a lot to add but I did have to smile listening to PM on radio 4 last night. As they were reading the news out that he had resigned from the cabinet they had the backing music to 'who's gonna drive you home' by the cars playing in the background' .

I think she did dob him in, but that's a weird thing to do because she is in the dock along with him and they both face prison time (12 months reduced to 3-6 months inside.)

He seems like an arrogant prat IMHO. Heard his statement last night on the radio and he comes across as very full of himself.

That he tried to weasle out of a speeding fine and a ban does not surprise me.

Of course I don't feel sorry for him, if you are in a position of responsibility you have to obey the law and at the very least take the consequences if you don't. Even if he wasn't falling quite so far he is still in the wrong.

Nice to see you can still rely on the Lib Dems for a bit of scandal, and hats off to Huhne for a scandal that isn't connected to being gay for once.

A lesson in arrogance, mistresses and a wronged wife.

I suspect that at the time she gave the interview, she was furious at the way he'd treated her - which was shoddy to say the least. Sticking with her until he was re-elected and then dumping her in a ten minute conversation (apparently!) after 20+ years of marriage.

Maybe she's regretting it - or maybe she's still furious and thinks a spell in prison is a worthwhile price to pay for pulling the rug from under his feet!

If he is guilty, and it looks as though he is (assuming that Ms Pryce isn't just being vindictive) then no, I don't feel sorry for him, he SHOULD get his just deserts.

But if he is innocent, then yes, I do feel sorry for him as I would for anyone who is unjustly accused of anything.

Cognito
Having seen the 'mistress', I wouldn't be so sure!!!

So if she succeeds in getting her ex sent down but finds herself serving a few months for the same offence, is that a case of cutting off noses to spite faces? She can't lie now and say she made it all up or she'll be had up for wasting police/court time or whatever.

The Daily Mail says
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underneath its article about this.

Do similar restrictions apply here?

No restrictions here Claig. Speculation is MN's stock in trade.

Even for jury trials?

Its seems strange to me, she reported him and she potentially faces jail time as well if convicted. Is it really worth it just get back at him? I really hope they don't have children.