Prosecution forces UK Cabinet shake up
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February 4, 2012, Saturday
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BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron was making a third unwanted shake up of his government yesterday, after prosecutors charged Cabinet minister Chris Huhne over an alleged attempt to pin a speeding penalty on his ex-wife.
Cameron, who took office in 2010 with a vow to keep his top ministers in their posts for the long term, was finalizing a replacement for Huhne's position in charge of Britain's energy and climate change ministry.
It follows earlier unplanned reshuffles of Cameron's Cabinet, after Liberal Democrat David Laws stepped down in 2010 over an allowances row and following the departure of Defense Secretary Liam Fox, who resigned last year following a furore over a close friend who had posed as an aide.
Huhne, who will continue to serve in Parliament with the Liberal Democrats, faces a criminal charge of perverting the course of justice, the chief prosecutor for England and Wales said.
In a letter to Cameron tendering his resignation, Huhne said he would "mount a robust defense against the charges."
Cameron, who took office in 2010 with a vow to keep his top ministers in their posts for the long term, was finalizing a replacement for Huhne's position in charge of Britain's energy and climate change ministry.
It follows earlier unplanned reshuffles of Cameron's Cabinet, after Liberal Democrat David Laws stepped down in 2010 over an allowances row and following the departure of Defense Secretary Liam Fox, who resigned last year following a furore over a close friend who had posed as an aide.
Huhne, who will continue to serve in Parliament with the Liberal Democrats, faces a criminal charge of perverting the course of justice, the chief prosecutor for England and Wales said.
In a letter to Cameron tendering his resignation, Huhne said he would "mount a robust defense against the charges."
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