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He said: "In general terms, if there are specific instances that can be looked at on a case-by-case basis that is something we can look at.
"But the prime minister believes British law should apply in this country, based on British values."
The archbishop's comments were strongly criticised by the National Secular Society but welcomed by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), which stressed it did not back the introduction of sharia criminal law.
Willams said giving sharia official status in the UK would help maintain social cohesion because some Muslims do not relate to the British legal system.
Its introduction would mean Muslims would no longer have to choose between "the stark alternatives of cultural loyalty or state loyalty".
Williams said his proposal would only work if sharia law was properly understood, rather than seen through the eyes of biased media reports.
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