The government must make it easier for Indians to come to Britain to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with one of the world’s fastest growing economies, a group of MPs have said.

Focus on substance rather than Diwali deadline, trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan told.

Brexit is a Tory invention and pro-Europeans must still fight the prospect of EU exile, writes Will Hutton.

The EU, as a single market entity, has been India’s largest trading partner for the past several years. / "In November 2016 ... Theresa May made a quick visit to India, hoping to get the negotiations off the ground. However, she was given short shrift in India, which clearly did not see any reason to get into bed with the UK without first knowing anything about its divorce conditions with the EU."

Another Brexit advertising campaign. They've replaced sporting events as signs of the changing seasons. Instead of Wimbledon or the Olympics, we get Michael Gove talking gibberish on television and further millions poured into preparedness exercises for an outcome with no tangible benefits.

Trade secretary Kemi Badenoch has taken a swipe at ex-PMs Boris Johnson and Liz Truss for setting public deadlines in trade negotiations.