Tuesday 4 October 2022 01:57 PM Kemi Badenoch says India trade deal WILL be signed by end of month - but UK ... trends now
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International Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch today signalled Britain was still on track to sign a post-Brexit trade deal with India by the end of this month.
The Cabinet minister insisted a deadline to complete an agreement by the Diwali festival on 24th October was being stuck to by Prime Minister Liz Truss.
But Ms Badenoch admitted the final weeks of negotiations on a deal with India might not see Britain 'get everything' it wants - amid claims New Delhi is playing hardball in talks.
Earlier this year, Ms Truss's predecessor Boris Johnson and Indian PM Narendra Modi set the Diwali deadline for getting a trade deal over the line.
The UK's dominant services sector has expressed fears it could lose out amid the last-ditch scramble to meet that target - despite hopes of a big win for Britain's whisky industry through the slashing of tariffs under the agreement.
A row over British steel products has also erupted during the final weeks of talks.
Kemi Badenoch admitted the final weeks of negotiations on a trade deal with India might not see Britain 'get everything' it wants
Boris Johnson and Indian PM Narendra Modi set the Diwali deadline for getting a trade deal over the line
There are hopes of a big win for Britain's whisky industry through the slashing of tariffs under the agreement
Speaking at a fringe event
