Sunday, April 24, 2022

Desperate Boris Johnson Wastes Time Seeking a Trade Deal in India

Apr 24, 2022 • Whilst MP's debated whether Boris Johnson had deliberately misled the House, he flew to India in search of trade deals. With UK exports to India at £7.7 billion as against Belgium’s £18.8 billion, India is hardly a major market for the UK. Further, it appears that little progress was made in talks.

Any trade agreement eventually reached, the Indians have made clear, will require the UK issuing large numbers of visas for Indians wanting to come to the UK to work.

Since India has a large IT sector, it is likely that many of those wanting to visit the UK will be IT technicians who are likely to be prepared to work for much lower pay than current levels. In addition sourcing 'the brightest and the best' from countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria, immigration is almost certain to increase.