Women should come forward if they feel “coerced” by Sharia councils, a Government minister said as she vowed they would never be recognised in law.
Helen Grant told MPs there was nothing to stop people using religious councils to reach agreements on a “voluntary basis”, following controversy over talks in Bradford.
The comments were in response to a debate led by Ilkley and Keighley MP Kris Hopkins, who had urged ministers to rule out any sponsoring of Sharia courts.
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