More than 100 jobs will be created as a result of the Prime Minister’s trade mission to India, the UK Government has said.

Overall, 6,800 jobs are expected to come to the UK along with £1.2bn in investments from the Asian country following Sir Keir Starmer’s visit.

Ministers said the trade mission, led by the Prime Minister alongside Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander and Business Secretary Peter Kyle, helped secure £16m worth of investments for electrical engineering firm Allenwest from Indian metal and mining companies.

Meanwhile, AI software platform Microbira secured a £10.4m investment over the next five years to research infection diagnostics and help with anti-microbial resistance in India.

Linkfields, an AI tech company, is investing £10m to create 100 jobs in Edinburgh and G

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