Have harem will travel.

Polygamy may be illegal in Britain, at least it is for us native Brits(Example white, Irish, Scottish, Welsh or English - although New Labour seem to have a problem with the concept of English but I shall leave that for now) but should you happen to have a few wives abroad some place then not to worry you shall be helped out by the Department of Work and Pensions who have been forced to admit they pay out an allowance to each “wife” in a polygamous marriage.

Polygamous husbands settling in Britain with multiple wives can claim extra benefits for their "harems" even though bigamy is a crime in the UK, it has emerged.

Opposition MPs are demanding an urgent change in the law, claiming that the Government is recognising and rewarding a custom which has no legal status and which is "alien" to this country's cultural traditions.

Well they can protest but under New Labours hug an illegal/migrant - we need their votes - schemes, it is just not going to happen. Besides just wait until some one decides that changing the law breaches his many wives human rights and uses said Human Rights Act to over rule any possible change in the law.

Officials said yesterday a review was now under way into whether the state should continue to pay out income support, jobseeker's allowance and housing and council tax benefits to 'extra' spouses.

Not holding my breath for that to happen any time soon.

Islamic law allows a man to take up to four wives, providing he can provide for them fairly and equally. But British law only ever recognises one spouse, while bigamy is punishable by up to seven years in jail.

However, if a husband and his wives arrive and settle in Britain having wed in a country where polygamy is legal, then the UK benefits system recognises his extra wives as dependents and pays them accordingly.

Amazing a native of this nation takes a second wife and can get 7 years in gaol, yet Johnny Abdul comes in with 4 wives plus innumerable children in tow and its here is your benefits check. Inshalla indeed!

The Department of Work and Pensions admitted yesterday it had no figures on how many families are claiming for multiple wives.

Official DWP guidelines on housing and council tax benefit states: "If you were legally married to more than one partner under the laws of a country that permits this, then your relationship is called a polygamous marriage.

Unless your a native Brit in which case you get sod all except a visit from PC plod.

"In this case your household consists of you and any partners who live with you and to whom you are married."

Officials were unable to say when the rules were brought in, claiming they had "evolved over decades".

Then it is time that such barbarian practises were stopped along with genital mutilation of young girls and enforced marriage, other practises that moslems and others from the barbarian lands seem to see no problem practising.

Tory MP for Monmouth David Davies condemned the arrangements as "appalling", and called for an immediate halt to the payments.

He said: "People who come to this country must be prepared to abide by our laws and rules. Polygamy is completely alien to our cultural and legal tradition, and it's disgraceful that our benefits system is recognising and rewarding it.

Indeed, well said David.

"Why are some people in Government falling over themselves to undermine every tradition that has made this country what it is?"

Mr Davies warned that human rights laws and equality regulations could open the door for gays to demand similar recognition for multiple partnerships, with groups of men or women presenting themselves as polygamous "families".

Hugh McKinney, of the National Family Campaign, said: "Polygamy has never been tolerated under Britain's legal system.

"People arriving from another country should conform to our laws rather than the other way around."

Ah so now the gay community may jump on this? Why do I have the feeling this is going to not go away? After all Labour needs them votes, what with the elections coming up, oh and don't forget that lovely Human Rights Act.

There are thought to be thousands of polygamous marriages in Britain not recognised in law - mostly within the Muslim community.

Muslim couples are only married in the eyes of the state if they undergo a register office wedding as well as a Nikah, or religious ceremony.

A spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain said it was quite common for men here to undergo more than one Nikah with different wives. This does not count as bigamy since only the first marriage is legally recognised.

Then why pay money to the other "wives", a simple change in the law could just re-class them as concubines or sex workers or some such. First wive gets the dole, the others don't. In fact we could then outlaw the whole alien practise and make all other marriages than the first one illegal, oh and stop all benefits - including child benefits - to the other "concubines" and also to the children of such false marriages as they are not recognised under English law.

A DWP official insisted the rules did not "reward" polygamy, as second wives receive less in benefits than single women. A single person can claim just under £60 per week in jobseeker's allowance, while couples receive up to £92.80, but each 'additional spouse' in a polygamous marriage receives an extra £33.65.

Welcome to Great Britain, dhimmi state in the making. One has to ask as well does the Department of Works and Pensions cover the cost of an extra large bed for hubby and the four wives?

http://daviddaviesam.blogspot.com/2007/04/claim-your-harem-allowance.html
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