Huhne
stepped
down
as
a
Member
of
Parliament
after
admitting
a
charge
of
perverting
the
course
of
justice
at
a
hearing
in
London.
The
charge
relates
to
allegations
over
false
declarations
about
a
speeding
offence
that
took
place
a
decade
ago.
Huhne
held
the
energy
portfolio
from
when
the
current
coalition
government
took
power
in
May
2010
until
last
February,
when
he
stood
down
to
contest
the
charges.
A
former
City
of
London
entrepreneur,
journalist
and
Member
of
the
European
Parliament,
Huhne
was
the
key
figure
charged
with
delivering
on
Prime
Minister
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