The Conservatives have criticised the signing of the landmark UK-india trade deal. Shadow policing minister Matt Vickers said this is "a bad deal for Britain", calling the deal a "two-tier tax system". 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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00:00So we always want to see more trade done with international partners across the globe.
00:03That's one of the benefits of Brexit, being able to have these free, independent trade deals.
00:08But actually this is a bad deal for Britain.
00:10When Labour negotiates, Britain loses.
00:12This is a bad deal.
00:13The reason it wasn't taken up by the last government is because we weren't willing to have that two-tier tax system.
00:19For people out there now who are struggling because of the tax burden,
00:22because Labour has jobs tax, is meaning that the price of the goods in the shop is going to go up.
00:27It means that employers, well, unemployment is on the up.
00:30It means that businesses are struggling to make ends meet.
00:32In fact, charities are being taxed by this government, are facing this tax increase.
00:37Hospices, care homes, childcare settings, all struggling because of this.
00:41And now they're seeing Indian workers will be tax-free when they are transferred to Britain.