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Nina Lloyd

Starmer brands criticism of UK-India trade deal ‘incoherent nonsense’

Sir Keir Starmer claimed that criticism of the double contributions convention was ‘incoherent nonsense’ (House of Commons/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer dismissed opposition criticism of tax exemptions in the UK-India trade deal as “incoherent nonsense” as he insisted the agreement was a “huge win” for Britons.

The Prime Minister defended the arrangement, which will allow some Indian workers transferred to Britain to temporarily avoid paying social security in this country and vice versa, following attacks from the Tories and Reform UK.

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