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India’s Modi, Britain’s Starmer push for benefits from trade deal to create jobs

truenewj8 months ago03 mins

By Alistair Smout MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer on Thursday praised the potential of their months-long trade deal to transform trade ties, as London unveiled more Indian investments in Britain. Starmer is in the financial capital of Mumbai on a two-day visit to India, along with…

Britain’s Starmer denies trying to appease China, says espionage case dropped on legal grounds

truenewj8 months ago03 mins

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday rejected accusations that Britain tried to appease China by dropping prosecutions against two men accused of spying for Beijing, saying the decision was based on legal constraints, not political reasons. In an unexpected move, British prosecutors last month dropped charges against the men…