Business leaders left frustrated as PM abandons India trade delegation

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Some of Britain’s top bosses have been left frustrated after being told by Downing Street that they cannot accompany Boris Johnson when he travels to India next month

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Sky News has learnt that officials have informed business leaders with growth ambitions in India that the continuingpandemic has made it impractical for the prime minister to be accompanied by a large-scale delegation of the kind usually associated with such trips. Next month's visit will be the first major overseas trade mission undertaken by Mr Johnson since he became PM in 2019.

Major UK companies with sizeable market opportunities in India were hopeful that a limited delegation from industries such as banking, energy, pharmaceuticals and technology would be able to travel with the PM.Sources said on Monday, however, that those hopes had effectively been extinguished by Downing Street officials in the last couple of weeks.

"Coronavirus is an understandable logistical obstacle but it's harder to present a convincing case for a 'Global Britain' without any flagship companies represented on the trip," one executive said.

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The PM is doing everything he can not to be linked to another pole

OMG 😱!! Someone actually combed his hair!! 😝

Tell him they go under the collective name of Jennifer Arcuri and he'll be right on it

Hopefully he’ll stay there!

Hopefully Mr TheVijayMallya can arrange something for them

Well he did say Fuck businesses..but no doubt if your a money launder you will be more than welcome on the flight.

Free trade yay I wonder what surprises India will want to have included in that deal? Free movement perhaps? 🤔 Just think of all those people right now all sitting comfy working from home here while they can be replaced at a fraction of the cost. Business is about bottom line.

Which mistress is he bringing?

Covid

Ooh is it 'in dear'

Can India find a way to stop him from returning...

Presumably you have to be female and under 30.....

He needs space for blonde women.

Well he as his vaccine passport now apparently

They're afraid of missing out on all the Freebies.....

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