By Chris Greenwood PUBLISHED: 18:20 EST, 7 February 2013 | UPDATED: 18:21 EST, 7 February 2013 Isabel Oakeshott of The Sunday Times said Pryce was devastated by the collapse of the marriage Vicky Pryce was described yesterday as a ‘broken woman’ after her marriage to Chris Huhne broke down following his affair with Carina Trimingham. Sunday Times political editor Isabel Oakeshott, who conspired with Pryce to bring down Huhne over the speeding points, told the court that the economist was ‘constantly on the verge of tears’. She said: ‘It was the extraordinary contrast between this tough and successful professional woman wearing a suit and high heels, beautifully presented, but that seemed to be armour for her. She was very emotional in fact.
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Confidant and journalist described the jilted wife as 'devasatated'
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Sunday Times political editor Isabel Oakeshott gave evidence at court
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Pryce called the journalist was a 'soulmate' after her marriage failed
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