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10:26am Monday 4th February 2013 in National News © Press Association 2013
Former energy secretary Chris Huhne and his partner Carina Trimingham arrive at Southwark Crown Court
Former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice over claims his ex-wife took speeding points for him a decade ago.
Huhne entered the plea on the first day of his trial at Southwark Crown Court.
His former wife Vicky Pryce denied a charge of perverting the course of justice.
Carina Trimingham, whom Huhne admitted having an affair with in 2010, ending his 26-year marriage to Pryce, was in the public gallery as he pleaded guilty to the perverting the course of justice charge.
