More welfare for men with multiple wives in UK

Sunday Telegraph:

Husbands with multiple wives have been given the go-ahead to claim extra welfare benefits following a year-long Government review, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.

Even though bigamy is a crime in Britain, the decision by ministers means that polygamous marriages can now be recognised formally by the state, so long as the weddings took place in countries where the arrangement is legal.

The outcome will chiefly benefit Muslim men with more than one wife, as is permitted under Islamic law. Ministers estimate that up to a thousand polygamous partnerships exist in Britain, although they admit there is no exact record.

The decision has been condemned by the Tories, who accused the Government of offering preferential treatment to a particular group, and of setting a precedent that would lead to demands for further changes in British law.

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If you pay more for a certain type of conduct you will get more people participating in that conduct. That was one of the lessons of welfare reform, when we quit paying more for additional babies, there were fewer babies born to unwed mothers. This is also an example of the PC culture of the UK being put ahead of the rule of law.