Has Sir Keir Starmer just sold Britain to the Indians without a single shot being fired?
The Prime Minister announced a bumper new trade deal today.
The Prime Minister said that it is fantastic news for British business, British workers and British shoppers. And then the whole thing seemed to unravel.
The Indian government released a statement hailing it as a massive win when it came to helping Indians move to Britain.
Patrick Christys hit out at Labour's UK-India trade deal
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It's emerged that Indian workers who moved to Britain and British workers going to India will pay no national insurance for the first three years. Starmer and Reeves raised national insurance for Brits. Well, what could this mean?
A huge influx of Indian workers into Britain, employers can pay them less, so fewer jobs for British workers and lower wages for British workers.
Labour says this doesn't change the immigration rules, the Indian government says it does. Indian yogis, musicians and chefs will be able to apply for UK skilled worker visas. Before the trade deal, they had no route into the UK job market.
Prime Minister, why can't you just tell us about the visas? The UK Government claimed the agreement would add £4.8billion to the UK economy and £2.2billion in wages a year by 2040. This appears to have been disproved.
It's claimed by one Tory MP that it will actually add around 0.1 per cent to GDP, and that the impact on GDP per capita will be non-existent. In fact, I can actually see a future where it costs us money.
In 2020, more Indians overstayed their visa than any other nationality. 20,706 of them.
In 2025, a report showed that 3,561 individuals of Indian nationality were claiming benefits in the UK. That's the fifth highest, I believe, of any nationality.
British workers are being taxed more than ever before. Our Prime Minister has just allowed Indian workers to come to Britain and pay no national insurance tax here, and British taxpayers will pay for those who might end up on benefits.
