Modi meets King after agreement signed

King Charles has held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Sandringham, after a free trade deal was signed between the UK and India.

UK cars and whisky will be cheaper to export to India and Indian textiles and jewellery cheaper to export to the UK under the multi-billion pound export boost.

The deal took three years to reach and also commits to a new India-UK plan to tackle illegal migration.

Modi was hosted by the King at his private estate in Norfolk after meeting Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at Chequers, where the agreement was formally signed.

Opponents had warned the deal could undercut British workers due to extended social security terms, but Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said this was “completely wrong”.

He added that Indian workers on temporary…