Police return Chris Huhne file to Crown Prosecution Service

CPS asked Essex officers to carry out further inquiries into allegations that energy secretary tried to dodge speeding penalty in 2003 The results of further investigations into claims that the cabinet minister Chris Huhne tried to dodge a speeding penalty have been given to prosecutors, Essex police have confirmed. The Crown Prosecution Service asked officers to carry out further inquiries into the allegations and handed back the files last Thursday, a spokesman for the force said. It is now up to the CPS to decided whether to pursue the case. Huhne is alleged to have asked his ex-wife, Vicky Pryce, to accept penalty points on his behalf after breaking the speed limit in 2003. At the time, the Liberal Democrat was an MEP and was said to be driving home from Stansted airport after returning to the UK from the European parliament. In a newspaper interview in May, Pryce claimed Huhne, the energy secretary, had tried to pass on his points to her to avoid losing his driving licence. Huhne has denied the allegations. Chris Huhne Police guardian.co.uk

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