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Starmer resists demands for more visas for Indians
Mint Chennai
|October 09, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would resist demands from business to allow more highly skilled workers from India to come to the UK following a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Speaking to journalists on a flight to Mumbai, where he is due to tout the trade deal signed in July, Starmer said it "isn't part of the plans" to open up more visa spots for Indian workers. He's joined on the trip by 125 business and cultural leaders, several of whom have warned the UK that its efforts to restrict overseas workers coming to the UK risk creating a labour shortage.
This story is from the October 09, 2025 edition of Mint Chennai.
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