What’s the truth about the UK’s new trade ‘deal’ with India?

Is this really an agreement that will boost UK-India trade and which serves to vindicate Brexit or has the rhetoric run away from the reality? Ben Chu investigates

Trade secretary Liz Truss in Mumbai this week (AP)

Liz Truss, the UK’s international trade secretary, on Wednesday completed an official visit to India after announcing an enhanced trade partnership (ETP) with the Delhi government at the weekend.

The agreement has been heavily promoted in the UK media in recent days as a “new trade deal”, which will significantly add to the levels of commerce and investment between the two countries.

The Sun quoted an anonymous government source saying that: “This is a big win for Britain and shows exactly why we left the EU…More trade equals more jobs, and this announcement shows that.” Another told the Daily Express that “it’s a golden Brexit bonanza”.