UK opposition Labour Party to prioritise trade links with India

10/12/2022

London, Oct. 12: The UK’s Opposition Labour Social gathering is gearing as much as an election footing and has dedicated to prioritising bettering commerce hyperlinks with India, particularly within the sphere of inexperienced applied sciences.

Labour Chief Sir Keir Starmer met the Indian Excessive Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, throughout a go to to the Worldwide Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple in Hertfordshire close to London, a gathering described as “productive”.

The pre-Diwali go to additionally concerned Starmer interacting with British Indian group and religion leaders.

“The Labour Leader and High Commissioner discussed a variety of topics at the meeting, including Labour’s commitment to building on the strong links between India and the UK,” a celebration spokesperson stated.

“A future Labour government will see improving trade links, especially for new and green technologies, as a priority. The Labour Leader re-emphasised how much his Labour party values the Indian community here in the UK, and how pleased he was to be relaying that message at the Diwali dinner,” the spokesperson stated.

In a tweet following the assembly, the Indian Excessive Fee in London stated their productive discuss coated all elements of the India-UK strategic partnership, specializing in the necessity to maintain folks to folks ties, together with by means of common dialogue.

“An excellent meeting with Sir Keir Starmer. Appreciate his interest in sustaining the historic friendship between India and the UK,” stated Doraiswami.

Starmer’s go to to Bhaktivedanta Manor ISKCON temple in Watford, on the outskirts of London, and tour of its George Harrison Memorial Backyard on Monday night comes after a go to to certainly one of Europe’s largest Navratri festivities in London final week, throughout which he pledged to fight Hinduphobia.

“Hinduphobia has absolutely no place in our society anywhere and we must all fight this together,” he stated, as he referenced the current clashes within the wake of an India-Pakistan cricket match.

“I’m saddened by the division we have seen on the streets of Leicester and Birmingham in recent weeks; violence and hatred spread by extremists exploiting social media. We must all together stand firm against all attempts to spread hate,” he stated.

The outreach in the direction of the Indian diaspora is seen as a part of the Opposition’s preparation for a normal election amid political turmoil and a cost-of-living disaster. Starmer has reshuffled his high crew to maneuver coverage and communications beneath the get together’s headquarters, in a transparent indication that the get together was actively making ready to tackle the governing Conservative Social gathering in an upcoming normal election to capitalise on Labour’s current bounce in approval scores among the many British public.

“The government’s collapse has given us a huge chance. The instability means they could fall at any time. Because of that we need to get on an election footing straight away,” Labour Social gathering employees are stated to have been instructed by the Labour chief.

In the meantime, MPs returned to Parliament this week after the annual get together conferences, with British Prime Minister Liz Truss beneath stress to maintain her crew behind her tax-cutting agenda and to enhance the get together’s struggling scores within the opinion polls.-Agencies

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