Summary

  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the UK

  • He has held talks in Downing Street with UK PM David Cameron

  • Mr Modi addressed MPs and peers in the UK Parliament

  1. Red Arrows fly over Parliament ahead of PM Modi's speechpublished at 15:41

    Red Arrows
  2. Cameron announces five-year city development partnershippublished at 15:38

    During the press conference, the prime minister announced that Britain has agreed a five-year partnership with India to help develop the cities of Amravati, Indore and Pune.

    Mr Cameron said that British and Indian companies had announced new collaborations worth a total of more than £9bn during Prime Minister Modi's visit to the UK.

    He said he wanted Britain to become India's "number one partner" in raising finance for Mr Modi's plan to create 100 "smart cities" across the country, with the City of London establishing itself as the world's centre for trading in India's rupee currency.

  3. David Cameron: Time to set this relationship freepublished at 15:28

    David Cameron says that for years the relationship between Britain and India has "in some way been imprisoned by the past" and in recent years by "misconceptions that trade with India is simply about outsourcing".

    It's time to "set this relationship free", he adds. He says he's "excited" to be signing "so many different agreements across a wide range of areas".

    As the press conference draws to a close, the PM tells reporters the two men have a packed schedule for the rest of day.

  4. Pic: The official welcomepublished at 15:19

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  5. Question and answer timepublished at 15:15

    David Cameron and Prime Minister Modi will be taking questions at the press conference - but unfortunately the feed is down so we're unable to bring you what's being said, for the time being. We'll bring you details as soon as we can.

  6. Protests await Modi ahead of Parliament speechpublished at 15:14

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  7. Modi on 'shared values'published at 15:12

    PM Modi says the two leaders have agreed to "intensify our political dialogue" and to hold regular bilateral summits.

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    We have decided to turn our shared values into a partnership to support development in other regions of the world. And alongside, we are committed to deepen cooperation across all areas."

  8. Modi: UK-India relationship 'immensely important'published at 15:10

    India Prime Minister Narendra Modi says David Cameron has shown "great hope and a positivity" over the UK-Indian relationship.

    "You have done a great deal to strengthen this partnership," he tells Mr Cameron, and adds that the relationship is of "immense importance".

  9. Watch: Big ambitions for relationspublished at 15:08

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  10. PM on the future of UK-India relationspublished at 15:04

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    We both have big ambitions for the relationship between our countries. We want a modern, essential partnership founded on old ties but defined and fuelled by the modern, diverse, dynamic countries that we are both today."

    David Cameron, UK prime minister

  11. Economic tiespublished at 15:02

    David Cameron says India invests more in to the UK than it does "in the rest of the EU combined", creating almost 8,000 new jobs last year. But he says there's "scope to go much further".

  12. Cameron statement on Modi visitpublished at 15:00

    David Cameron and Indian PM Modi

    Speaking at a press conference in the Foreign Office, David Cameron says he and Indian Prime Minister Modi have discussed how to build a stronger economic, defence and global partnership.