Brexit trade deal with India could be wrapped up by mid-November – with Rishi Sunak eyeing Cricket World Cup trip
A BREXIT trade deal with India could be wrapped up by mid-November - with Rishi Sunak eyeing a trip to the Cricket World Cup.
Insiders say the negotiations have entered their final - but trickiest - stages in a sweeping deal on goods and services.
If successful, the singing ceremony may coincide with November 19's one day final in India - where England's men are defending champions.
It comes as No10 sources say the PM - who keeps two bats by his desk - will channel his inner Ben Stokes in the coming weeks, vowing to unleash "Bazball" on Keir Starmer.
The "high-risk, high reward" tactics that have lit up English cricket will see a number of "bold and unexpected announcements" coming out of No10 to try stump the surging opposition.
Last night a Downing Street source said: "The last part of any trade deal is the hardest part, and we are setting no deadline on the talks."