UK and India agree 'landmark' trade deal that will slash tariffs on Scotch whisky imports

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Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer are said to have had a "very warm" phone call to agree the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which will now go through the process of legal text formalisation to be approved by the British Parliament before it comes into force.
Free Press Journal
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The deal, between the world's fifth and sixth-largest economies, has been concluded after three years of stop-start negotiations and aims to increase bilateral trade by a further 25.5 billion pounds ($34 billion) by 2040 with liberal market access and eased trade restrictions.
The Gazette
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Nigel Farage has accused Keir Starmer of signing a trade deal with India that will make it 20% cheaper to employ Indian workers than British workers thanks to a major new tax concession.
Daily Express
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India and the United Kingdom on Tuesday signed the Free Trade Agreement and the Double Contribution Convention, marking what both countries have described as a “historic milestone” in their bilateral relations.
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