This petition was submitted during the 2010 to 2015 Parliament
Rejected petition Stop Bigamy in the UK
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There are about 20,000 men in the UK who have more than one wife. Bigamy is supposed to be illegal in the UK but it is being ignored.
Why was this petition rejected?
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