CHRIS Huhne's disgrace is "in the past", the Conservative candidate battling to snatch his former Hampshire seat has declared.
Maria Hutchings made clear she would not seek to exploit his criminal wrongdoing for political advantage and promised a "clean campaign".
She spoke at the launch of what is expected to be a brutal battle with the party's Liberal Democrat Coalition partners. She made clear she was opposed to David Cameron's gay-marriage reforms and was strongly eurosceptic.
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