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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Why UK-India trade deal won’t save whisky and car industries from Trump’s tariffs

Sir Keir Starmer has hailed as a ‘landmark’ an agreement to strike Britain’s biggest post-Brexit trade deal with India.

Ministers say the move which will see tariffs reduced on UK whisky, gin, cars and cosmetics, will boost trade by £25.5bn and add £4.8bn a year to the UK economy, as well as boosting wages by £2.2bn annually.

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