Within moments of the briefing with the business secretary beginning, Jonathan Reynolds described it to us as a case study in the government’s claim to be going further and faster in doing what it can to improve living standards.Little wonder ministers want to lean into this deal with Delhi, grappling as they are with political heat at home from their own side and their opponents.The latest intervention comes from a caucus of Labour MPs known as the Red Wall Group, primarily representing seats in the north of England and the Midlands.In response to last week’s elections, they are publicly critical of the government, including its handling of the removal of the Winter Fuel Payment from millions of pensioners.Jonathan Reynolds wants to point to what he sees as the “tangible benefits” of making it easier for the fifth and sixth largest economies in the world to trade and made a point of claiming it would be the north of England, the Midlands and Scotland that would be the primary economic beneficiaries.But remember this is the “conclusion of talks moment,” as it is described in government, not the conclusion of the deal.Thousands of pages of text still need to be pored over and vast amounts of detail scrutinised.And there will, in time, be a signature moment, hinted at by the prime minister in publicly accepting an invitation to visit India.It is thought it could be another year before this is done.The domestic political reaction to this deal h …
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