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Starmer Hot Mic Moment Suggests Breakthrough in India Trade Row

Starmer Hot Mic Moment Suggests Breakthrough in India Trade Row
Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 17 June 2026, 09:47 UTC By Joe Mayes, Lucy White 1 min read
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Starmer Hot Mic Moment Suggests Breakthrough in India Trade Row UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer raised expectations that Britain has resolved a trade impasse with India, when he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were caught on a microphone at the G7 summit in France saying some form of agreement had been reached. “We did it,” Modi can be heard saying to Starmer as the two men meet on the sidelines of the meeting, with other leaders milling around. Starmer then replies: “We did it.

Starmer Hot Mic Moment Suggests Breakthrough in India Trade Row UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer raised expectations that Britain has resolved a trade impasse with India, when he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were caught on a microphone at the G7 summit in France saying some form of agreement had been reached. “We did it,” Modi can be heard saying to Starmer as the two men meet on the sidelines of the meeting, with other leaders milling around. Starmer then replies: “We did it. Yes, yes, yes, I hear. We got it over the line. So this is good.”
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