Shari'a Law and Theresa May

A future Conservative Government will investigate Shari'a law as a mechanism to assess it's links to extremism in the UK.

The Home Secretary, Theresa May, said 'We know…we have a problem, but we don't yet know the extent of the problem"

Additionally she said, during her speech, "'For example, there is evidence of women being "divorced" under Shari'a law and left in penury, wives who are forced to return to abusive relationships because Shari'a councils say a husband has a right to "chastise", and Shari'a councils giving the testimony of a woman only half the weight of the testimony of a man.

'We will therefore commission an independent figure to complete an investigation into the application of Shari'a law in England and Wales.'

Should the Conservatives be elected in May they have vowed to issue "closure orders" for mosques that are considered to be extremist in their views. Banning orders will also be considered, said Mrs May.

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