Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has responded to criticism of the India-UK trade deal following backlash from Conservatives. Mr Reynolds insisted the deal will result in "higher wages, more jobs and more tax revenue coming in to pay for public services". Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00There's no impact on the immigration system whatsoever. There's no change to the points-based immigration system.
00:05There are no visas pledged for Indian students or for healthcare workers. There's been some speculation on in the press.
00:12What it does do is do a tremendous trade deal for the UK with the fastest growing major economy in the world.
00:18It means the tariff on whiskey falls from 150% to 40% on electric vehicles from 110% to 10%.
00:25It removes tariff entirely on whiskey and on lamb, and it gives the UK something no other country in the world has,
00:31which is access to Indian government procurement, a massive market for a growing economy.
00:36Look, what this means is every part of the UK being better off, higher wages, more jobs, more tax revenue coming in to pay for public services.
00:43When we talk about the government needing to make a difference to people's lives to make them better off, it's exactly the sort of thing we need.