UK-India FTA gets compared to ‘bag of soggy poppadums’ in House of Commons debate

[ad_1] TOI correspondent from London: MPs of all political parties criticised the UK-India FTA at a debate in the House of Commons on Monday, with shadow trade secretary Andrew Griffith saying: “Instead of a vindaloo of a deal, the PM came back with a bag of soggy poppadums.”Trade minister Chris Bryant defended the deal, saying […]

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‘Strong and focused agenda’: Throne speech adopted without recorded vote in Canada’s House of Commons. Here’s what we know

[ad_1] Steven MacKinnon, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons The Canadian government adopted the throne speech without a recorded vote, using the “on division” method, which means it does not need a vote in the Senate. The House of Commons on Wednesday adopted the government’s reply to the throne speech, according to […]

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