British MP Mohamed just spoke out against a law that would ban first cousin marriages in the UK
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An independent MP today spoke out against a proposed ban on first cousins being able to marry in Britain.
Iqbal Mohamed, MP for Dewsbury and Batley, told the House of Commons that many people view family intermarriage as 'very positive'.
He said it was seen as something that could help 'build family bonds' and put families on a more secure financial foothold'.
Mr Mohamed admitted there were 'health risks' for the children of such marriages.
But he said a 'more positive approach' would be to 'facilitate advanced genetic test screening' for couples wishing to marry.
He also called for 'education programmes' to be targeted at those communities where family intermarriage is most common, as he told MPs to reject an outright ban.
Mr Mohamed spoke out against Tory MP Richard Holden's efforts to bring in new legislation to prohibit the marriage of first cousins.