▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁P ry ce ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁aware ▁that ▁Hu h ne ▁had ▁" press ured ▁people ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁driving ▁lic ence ▁penalty ▁points ". ▁Hu h ne ▁em ph atically ▁denied ▁these ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁per ver ting ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁justice , ▁contrary ▁to ▁common ▁law . ▁Labour ▁MP ▁Simon ▁Dan cz uk ▁made ▁a ▁criminal ▁compla int ▁to ▁Es sex ▁Police ▁in ▁respect ▁of ▁the ▁alleg ations . ▁The ▁main ▁question ▁of ▁fact , ▁as ▁alleg ed ▁in ▁the ▁charge , ▁was ▁whether ▁Hu h ne ▁had ▁caused ▁P ry ce ▁to ▁accept ▁three ▁penalty ▁points ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁alleg edly ▁in cur red ▁while ▁driving ▁his ▁B MW ▁car ▁through ▁a ▁speed ▁camera ▁between ▁Stan sted ▁Airport ▁and ▁London ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁During ▁inter views ▁with ▁Es sex ▁Police , ▁Hu h ne ▁exerc ised ▁his ▁right ▁to ▁remain ▁silent . ▁A ▁decision ▁on ▁whether ▁to ▁inst itute ▁proceed ings ▁for ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁off ences ▁was ▁delayed ▁for ▁eight ▁months ▁while ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁made ▁an ▁application ▁for ▁jud icial ▁review ▁of ▁an ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁Court ▁at ▁Ch el ms ford ▁that ▁the ▁Crown ▁Pro sec ution ▁Service ▁had ▁obtained , ▁which ▁obliged ▁the ▁newspaper ▁to ▁disc lose ▁e - mail s ▁between ▁P ry ce ▁and ▁its ▁political ▁editor , ▁Isabel ▁O akes h ott , ▁in