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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

's strategy in talking down the possibility of an - UK deal is pretty clear.

Given a key demand from the Indian side is enhanced access by Indian workers to the UK, at a time when he's trying to claim he can 'protect' the UK borders from , a claim of hypocrisy would look pretty likely from the ...

but, equally, if he does manage to concoct an acceptable deal from his (the UK's) weakened position, he's laid the ground for a claim of supreme deal-maker!