▁as ▁an ▁MP ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁the ▁Ch il tern ▁H undred s . ▁He ▁also ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁exp elled , ▁losing ▁the ▁style ▁" The ▁Right ▁Hon ou rable ". ▁He ▁was ▁rem and ed ▁on ▁un cond itional ▁b ail ▁until ▁his ▁sent encing . ▁The ▁trial ▁of ▁P ry ce ▁for ▁per ver ting ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁justice ▁began ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁She ▁admitted ▁taking ▁Hu h ne ' s ▁penalty ▁points ▁in ▁evidence , ▁but ▁claimed ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁co er ced ▁into ▁doing ▁so ▁by ▁her ▁former ▁husband . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁the ▁j ury ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁ver dict , ▁the ▁judge ▁dis charg ed ▁the ▁j ury ▁and ▁ordered ▁a ▁ret rial ▁for ▁P ry ce . ▁Pre viously , ▁the ▁j ury ▁had ▁asked ▁questions ▁of ▁the ▁judge , ▁including ▁clar ifications ▁of ▁" reason able ▁doubt " ▁and ▁whether ▁they ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁a ▁ver dict ▁" based ▁on ▁a ▁reason ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁presented ▁in ▁court ". ▁The ▁judge ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁j ury ▁had ▁an ▁" ab sol utely ▁fundamental ▁def ic it ▁in ▁understanding ". ▁The ▁ret rial ▁ended ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁with ▁P ry ce ' s ▁conv iction ▁by ▁a ▁un anim ous ▁j ury , ▁and ▁sent encing ▁was