Tories pledge to end benefits loophole for polygamous families

Conservatives bring bill to ban benefits for incestuous and polygamous marriages

A senior Conservative MP will bring forward a bill on Tuesday to end the recognition of polygamous marriages in the welfare system. The Social Security (Marriage) Bill, which is backed by Kemi Badenoch, would also explicitly exclude overseas marriages between close relatives, including between an uncle and niece or an aunt and nephew, from recognition […]

Tories pledge to end benefits loophole for polygamous families

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'.