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Jonathan, I mean, the accusation here is that it's going to be easier and cheaper for Indian workers to come over to the UK
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We know we give out hundreds of thousands of workers to worker visas to Indians already
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If this isn't some massive win for India in terms of making their businesses more competitive rather than our own
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why is the Indian prime minister and the Indian administration tweeting about it
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putting out press releases saying this is going to make Indian companies in the United Kingdom more competitive
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It certainly does. That's the whole point of a free trade agreement is that it is win-win for both countries
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But the ysis actually shows it's more... I'm talking about workers. Workers. Why is this more beneficial to Indian workers in this country
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The reality is it's not. And I've got to say to James, we have these arrangements, these exact double taxation arrangements with 50 other countries
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Is it now a reform policy that you plan to tear up these arrangements for these 50 countries, including the United States of America
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I'm sure Donald Trump wouldn't be terribly happy about that. You can't just pick and choose when you decide to get annoyed about something
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If you are against – let me finish. If you are against the double taxation principle that you've just outlined, then you have to be against it consistently
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If you're going to tell me that you are against it consistently, that means ripping up the UK-US tax trade deal right now
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Are you prepared to say you're going to do that? Well, let's take that seriously and look at it quite closely
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This is a new trade agreement, and it was our opportunity to set the terms
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Even the Conservative government, which have done appallingly, had the good sense not to sign it
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But unfortunately, Keir Starmer has. So we are looking at a two tax system Now if you think that the free market I have a bridge to sell you Again this is the problem You can just attach the words two to everything and call it a
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policy. The trade deal, if you look at the detail, increases British firms' exports by 60%. That is
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good for British business. It's good for British workers. Trying to attach the words two-tier to
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everything and calling a policy is not going to get you very far. Jonathan, the Labour government
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has promised to bring down immigration. Yes? Yes. Will, does this trade deal with India make it more
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or less likely that immigration from India is going to come down? It has no impact whatsoever
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because as you've already said on your show, if the Home Office does not like the number of people
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coming across from any particular country, they can simply put a cap on visas. Hang on, hang on
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Hang on, no. Indians are now able to apply for 33 different work sectors via the Global Business Mobility Visa, up from 15
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This also includes things like yoga instructors, musicians, Indian chefs, etc. So are we banking on the Home Office, essentially putting some kind of cap on
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Are we going to have a cap on Indian visas? What's going on? As I just said, it's the Home Office's duty to deal with immigration
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This has nothing to do with immigration. If the Home Office thinks the numbers are too high, they can cap it
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If as a result of what's going here, numbers start to increase in a way that the Home Office doesn't like, they can cap it
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Personally, I don't think that's going to happen because what's underpinning this is the complete misinformation
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All you hear from reform is whatever the issue is, two-tier this, two-tier that, that's our policy
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I'm talking to the businesses who are about to start to see their exports go up by 60%, billions and billions and billions into the pockets of British businesses as a result of this deal done yesterday
