Huhne leaves wife for another woman

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has said he is separating from his wife because of a "serious relationship" with another woman.

"I am in a serious relationship with Carina Trimingham and I am separating from my wife," the senior Liberal Democrat MP announced.

Mr Huhne, 56, has been married to Vicky Pryce - chief economist at the Department for Business Innovation and Skills - for 26 years.

The couple have three children and two step-children.

Ms Trimingham, a former journalist who works in PR, was part of Mr Huhne's campaign team when he took on Nick Clegg for the party leadership in 2007.