The six points awarded for this offence pushed him over the 12-point limit.

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Mr Huhne is accused of persuading Ms Pryce to take his penalty points for a 2003 speeding offence.

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Their growing assertiveness is unlikely to be much checked by the resignation on February 3rd of Chris Huhne, who had learned he would be charged with passing on points incurred by a speeding offence to his then wife.

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Police have submitted a file to the Crown Prosecution Service over claims Mr Huhne asked his former wife to take speeding points on his behalf for an offence in 2003 so that he would not lose his licence.

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Ms Pryce, who denies the offence, recorded the calls with the help of Sunday Times political editor Isabel Oakeshott around April 2011, as she tried to get the former MP to admit points-swapping for a speeding offence from 2003.

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Mr Courmouzis said that on one occasion after the offence he had been present when the couple had argued over the points.

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