Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:15pm on 19 Oct 2024,Saturday India Global
Kemi Badenoch, former UK business and trade secretary, has claimed she blocked the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) due to demands for increased visas from India. Badenoch, a frontrunner to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party chief, stated, “India kept trying to bring in migration, and I said no.” However, some Tory colleagues countered that Badenoch aimed for a deal at all costs and downplayed migration concerns. Reports suggest that FTA negotiations may resume under Labour leader Keir Starmer, with officials expressing commitment to securing a trade deal with India in the near future.
