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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea and Kiran Stacey

UK and India agree ‘landmark’ trade deal after three years of negotiations

Keir Starmer and India’s Narendra Modi late last year.
Keir Starmer and India’s Narendra Modi late last year. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

Britain and India have agreed a long-desired trade deal that ministers said would cut tariffs and add £4.8bn a year to the UK economy by 2040.

The agreement, which was finalised on Tuesday after more than three years of negotiations under successive governments, has long been touted as one of the biggest prizes of Brexit.

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