And
so
it
was
that
on
3
February
Chris
Huhne
resigned
as
Secretary
of
State
for
Energy
and
Climate
Change,
becoming
the
first
Cabinet
member
in
UK
history
to
be
forced
from
office
by
a
criminal
prosecution
—
in
his
case
for
allegedly
convincing
his
former
wife
to
take
speeding
points
for
him
in
2003
to
avoid
losing
his
driving
licence.
Within
hours
of
his
resignation,
Huhne’s
portfolio
was
handed
to
his
Liberal
Democrat
colleague
Ed
Davey.
Despite
Davey’s
musings
that
his
green
leanings…
