200 jobs for region after PM's India trip

NEARLY 200 jobs are set to be created in the South West of England as a result of the Prime Minister's trade mission to India.

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Investors from the Asian nation are expected to invest £1.2bn in the UK following Sir Keir Starmer's visit, the Government has said.

Indian mobility firm TVS Mobility is planning to spend £250m in Britain and create 50 jobs in the West of England, while water management company Enviro Control is investing £32m to accelerate innovation in water treatment, creating 75 jobs in the region.

Elsewhere, agri-tech company Atul is to develop a quarantine laboratory in Baltonsborough, Somerset, creating 44 jobs as it expands R&D on sustainable agricultural innovation.

And Datawrkz, an India-based advertising technology leader, is investing £5m and creating 25 jobs in the region.