By Ephraim HardcastleLast updated at 6:38 PM on 8th September 2011 Will Energy Secretary Chris Huhne be prosecuted for perverting the course of justice?Energy Secretary Chris Huhne lolled on the front benches during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, looking cheerful and relaxed. Yet a decision is due from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, about whether Huhne will be prosecuted for perverting the course of justice after his ex-wife, Vicky, claimed he asked her to accept his speeding points. A conviction would almost certainly mean a prison term. A source familiar with how the DPP works says: ‘It’s very rare for a minister, while in office, to be charged with a crime. ‘It’s also a very unusual case in that the man accused – and the wife accusing him – might both be prosecuted. ‘Huhne’s lawyers could argue there was an abuse of process in the way the case was brought to court.’ Why has Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, 80, bought his 22-year-old daughter, Petra a
