7 May 2025, 14:28 | Updated: 7 May 2025, 16:37

By Marley Morris

After three years of negotiation, the UK has clinched a significant post-Brexit win – a trade deal with India, the fifth largest economy in the world.

It is a deal that eluded the past three prime ministers, in spite of significant effort. According to government estimates, the deal could bring an annual £4.8 billion boost to UK GDP in the long run. Business and trade secretary Jonathan Reynolds has touted the deal as a “tremendous statement to the world”.

But there has been a backlash from some political figures. Part of the deal is a social security agreement, which exempts some temporary Indian workers from national insurance contributions to avoid ‘double taxation’. Reform leader Nigel Farage has

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