Police are to investigateclaims thatChris Huhne, the energysecretary, asked another person to takepenalty points he incurred for a motoring misdemeanor in 2003 (acriminaloffence, iftrue).
The Morley and Outwood MP attempted to laugh off his latest motoringoffence, saying he had been going "too far, too fast" - one of his favourite attack lines against the coalition's budget cuts.