• September 8, 2023

“India’s son-in-law” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives in India today: No plans to hand out more student visas

LONDON Sept 8: Britain’s Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak arrived in India on Friday morning ahead of this weekend’s G20 summit.

Prior to the departure Rishi said that he is looking forward to a “special” trip to New Delhi, where he believes he will be welcomed as “India’s son-in-law” during his first visit to the country since entering Downing Street.

Downing Street is hoping Sunak’s Indian heritage and the presence of his wife, Akshata Murty, the daughter of one of India’s richest men, will help guarantee a warm reception from locals when he arrives. Sunak plans to use the trip to make headway on a trade deal with India,

No plans to hand out more student visas to secure India trade deal, No 10 says

Downing Street has sought to quell Cabinet concerns that a possible free trade deal with India will involve handing out more student visas.

Rishi Sunak is travelling to the G20 summit in New Delhi at the weekend as negotiations continue over a post-Brexit trade deal.

Suella Braverman raised concerns at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting about India’s reported desire for any deal to bring a relaxation in immigration controls for Indians, according to The Sun.

To be crystal clear, there are no plans to change our immigration policy to achieve this free trade agreement

The Home Secretary has previously been vocal about her “reservations” about an increase in migrant numbers.

But No 10 on Thursday stressed that there are no plans to change the UK’s immigration policy to secure the deal.

Asked about reports of the Cabinet rift, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman told reporters: “I can’t get into what was or was not discussed in Cabinet.

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