LONDON: Former British minister Chris Huhne faces jail after he pleaded guilty on Monday to perverting the course of justice over claims his ex-wife took speeding points for him a decade ago.
The plea came as a surprise because Huhne, the former minister for energy and climate change, had stood down from the cabinet last year in a bid to clear his name and just a week ago he had pleaded not guilty at a preliminary hearing.
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