Indian trade deal ignores legal services
One of the biggest plums being touted by now Labour ministers unavoidably triggers memories of hundreds of years of colonial history: a UK-India pact that is the biggest trade deal since Brexit.
Although details of the agreement struck last week remain scant, it is anticipated that when it comes into effect next year, the deal will lower tariffs on goods that Britain exports to India, such as whisky, cars and aerospace products. British consumers will in turn benefit from cheaper goods from India, including foodstuffs, textiles and jewellery.
But while champagne corks popped across Whitehall, in Chancery Lane there was disappointment
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