Tories pledge to end 'outrageous' loophole that hands extra benefits to husbands with multiple wives under sharia law

Daily Mail - Oct 18, 2026

Kemi Badenoch will this week pledge to stop additional money going to polygamous households in a move to end the 'rewarding' of 'damaging cultural practices'.

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