UK capitulates to polygamy, grants extra welfare benefits to men with multiple wives

"Multiple wives will mean multiple benefits," by Jonathan Wynne-Jones for the Telegraph (thanks to all who sent this in):
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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Same stuff in Canada:

http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/019866.php