It’s a huge privilege to have been chosen as the Labour candidate for Central Ayrshire, where I grew up and where I’ve come back to.
I’m here to win this seat for Labour so that we can play our part in delivering a Labour Government that puts the needs of working people first.
Thank you
@iamsrk
for meeting tonight - and for so many great movies! Great to talk about filming Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in Scotland (and am very, very happy
@EdinburghUni
awarded you an honorary doctorate !!!).
मैं आजकल हिंदी सीख रहा हूँ, लेकिन मैं उम्मीद करता हूँ कि इस अवसर पर
@AUThackeray
मुझे थोड़ी-बहुत मराठी सिखाएँ !
सर्व मराठी भाषिकांना मराठी भाषा दिनाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा ! Happy
#MarathiLanguageDay
!
A powerful speech by Minister
@AUThackeray
on need for multi-lateral, deep collaboration between governments, organisations and citizens @ Cities, Regions and Environment Day
@COP26
#TogetherForOurPlanet
महाराष्ट्राचे माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री. उद्धवजी बाळासाहेब ठाकरे आपणांस ६० व्या वाढदिवसाच्या मन:पुर्वक शुभेच्छा !
@OfficeofUT
@CMOMaharashtra
Wishing Honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, a very happy 60th birthday.
#UddhavThackeray
Thank you Minister
@AUThackeray
for our chat tonight in one of the most beautiful gardens in the city. So many opportunities for
#UK
#Maharashtra
collaborations.
This evening, in capacity of being Min of Protocol, I had a lovely chat with
@alangemmell
, Dep High Commissioner and
@beth_yates13
over a range of issues that Maharashtra and UK could collaborate over, including industries, environment ,education, sports, healthcare and tourism.
Along with Mayor
@KishoriPednekar
ji, I chaired the meeting to explore the possibility of India’s 1st Cambridge-affiliated Municipal School. This new partnership between
@mybmc
&
@CambridgePfE
will open a new chapter of MPS for equality of quality in learning opportunities.
Delighted to call on my friend
@AUThackeray
on a day when he saves a 400year-old banyan tree. Talking about
#UK
#Maharashtra
partnerships in business, culture, tourism, and sport.
A 400 year old banyan tree in Sangli a District and a Tiger corridor saved yesterday. Feels good. 2 interventions where I had humbly requested 2 Union Ministers and received a positive response from both to assist saving the environment. (1/2)
In Pune with CGs incl my dear friend
@KobbiShoshani
for Hon’ble Minister
@AUThackeray
‘s Alternative Fuels conference. I need a few more driving lessons! So much ambition for this sector in
#Maharashtra
.
Thank you for our meeting today Minister
@AUThackeray
and for setting out what more the U.K. and Maharashtra can do together in environment, trade, and tourism.
This afternoon,
@alangemmell
and I caught up over the agenda of environment, tourism, trade that we’ve been working together on, with special focus on the relationship of the UK with Maharashtra
रवि किशन जी आपके स्वागत के लिए बहुत धन्यवाद। गोरखपुर में यह मेरा पहला दौरा है और मैं इस अद्भुत शहर, इसकी संस्कृति को देखने और यहां के लोगों से मिलने के लिए उत्सुक हूं।
I’d like to Welcome
@alangemmell
, OBE, Trade Commissioner and Deputy High Commissioner,Mumbai
#RichardBarlow
, Head of Political and Bilateral Affairs at British High Commission, New Delhi
@Bhavna_Vij
, Senior Political Economy Adviser, British High Commission, Delhi to Gorakhpur
Many powerful paragraphs in the
#377
judgment. My favourite: ’We must realize that different hues and colours together make the painting of humanity beautiful and this beauty is the essence of humanity.’ I’m inspired by all those who fought for greater freedom&equality.
Thank you to the incredible women of the Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha - the only authorised org to make the Indian Flag in 9 different sizes.
Thank you Minister, and my friend,
@AUThackeray
@UKinMumbai
and I know you are focused on responding to Covid and saving lives. I look forward to working with you to strengthen the links between the great cities of
#Mumbai
and
#London
& between our countries.
#UK
#India
Thank you Hon’ble
@CMOMaharashtra
and
@AUThackeray
for hosting High Commissioner Sir
@PhilipRBarton
and me. I look forward to devloping the UK-Maharashtra partnership in culture and sports, education, health, tourism, trade, and many more areas!
More great news from the UK India partnership. India now the second biggest investor in the UK: 120 new projects and 5,429 new jobs in 2019-20. Incredible result supported by the brilliant
@tradegovukIND
team & partner organisations incl
@UKIBC
@FollowCII
&
@ficci_india
Today’s
@tradegovuk
FDI statistics show a diversification in the UK’s sources of investment outside of Europe, with an increasing number of projects coming from 🇺🇸 🇮🇳 🇳🇿&🇦🇺.
I look forward to continuing to grow our FDI into the UK leading to prosperity across all nations.
Many congratulations to my friend
@authoramish
on his 8th book
#LegendofSuheldev
- the king who saved India. Thank you for this copy - can’t wait to start. Great wrapping too!
“On this great occasion, I want to reiterate that 🇬🇧 and 🇮🇳 have a great friendship and it will grow from strength to strength in years to come across trade, investment, education and much more.”
@alangemmell
#BestofBritain
#QBP
Great to welcome our new HM Trade Commissioners to the DIT top team: John Edwards (HMTC China), Alan Gemmell (HMTC South Asia) & Richard Burn (HMTC Europe).
The HMTCs will support 🇬🇧 businesses to export, & attract FDI into 🇬🇧.
Delighted Lord
@tariqahmadbt
made a stop in
#Mumbai
to conclude his India visit.
Thanking Dr. Murtaza Khorakiwala MD of
#Wockhardt
for their recent investment in Wrexham - 40 new jobs and the extension of their Covid-19 vaccination contract 🇬🇧 🇮🇳
#UKIndia
#health
Well done India for tonight’s
@FIH_Hockey
win over Germany. A real joy to watch both teams and see Hon’ble
@CMO_Odisha
‘s vision of Odisha = Hockey Capital of India
Great first day of Secretary of State
@trussliz
‘s India visit ⬇️
➡️ trade and investment
➡️ jobs, recovery and growth
➡️ the 🇬🇧 🇮🇳 unbeatable partnership
🇬🇧🇮🇳 Today I met India Finance Minister
@nsitharaman
to talk about how we will:
✅ Deliver more trade and investment
✅ Create jobs in both countries
✅ Collaborate on industries of the future
More trade will help our two great democratic nations
#BuildBackBetter
from Covid
I’ve been talking to people this week who are choosing between eating or heating. It’s a disgrace after 17 years of the SNP.
Labour’s plans permanently to cut bills are more important than ever but the SNP is siding with oil&gas giants over struggling Scots. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Door knocking in Irvine today with
@june_neilson
meeting life-long
@scottishlabour
voters and people telling us they’re switching to Labour - because it’s time for change.
If only I could keep up with
@KobbiShoshani
and
@BartdeJong10
! Thank you for your constant leadership and ambition for climate action - and for the UK Maharashtra partnership !
Alan, that’s a good start to the driving lessons with green fuel! Thank you for being here, and for your constant support to our cause of climate action, education, tourism, trade and much more in Maharashtra.
🎵🎶 We wish you a
#MerryChristmas
... 🎶🎵
A round of applause for
@alangemmell
for the riveting piano 🎹 rendition and the children of Happy Home School for the Blind for their toe-tapping carols.
Season's greetings & happy holidays to all our friends and followers 🎄
We were out in Kilwinning today with
@KatySClark
and North Ayrshire and Arran
@ScottishLabour
candidate
@lucydahlia
. Plenty of lifelong Labour voters and people switching to Labour.
International Trade Minister
@ranil
& Commerce and Industry Minister
@HardeepSPuri
met today ahead of next week’s
#UKIndiaJETCO
on the bilateral trade agenda and key market access issues.
Interacted with UK Minister for International Trade Mr Ranil Jayawardena to discuss Market Access & other bilateral trade issues between India & UK in preparation for our JETCO to be held on 24 July through video conference.
Deputy British High Commissioner
@alangemmell
@UKinIndia
visited the Aurangabad Smart City on March 28 where he was briefed about the Smart City projects. He met with various citizen stakeholders and discussed trade investments, sustainable development and tourism.
In 2017 HM The Queen hosted a shimmering reception to celebrate the 70th anniversary of India’s independence &we projected a 🦚 onto
#BuckinghamPalace
.
The
#PlatinumJubilee
celebrations honour 70 years of dedicated service to the people of the 🇬🇧, the Realms & the Commonwealth
Congratulations to brilliant British Council India team .
@inBritish
- recognised for their significant contribution to UK-India relations! Proud to collect this award on their behalf! 🥇 🥇 🥇
#UKIndiaAwards2018
We are recruiting a 🇬🇧Deputy Trade Commissioner to lead on investment in South Asia.
You'll secure Indian, and South Asian, investment into the UK creating jobs and economic growth; and, you'll be Deputy High Commissioner for Bangalore
⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
I’m thrilled that
@BloomsburyIndia
is publishing my debut novel, 30th State, in India later this year.
It’s a political thriller inspired by my six years in India. More here. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
मैं कल मेरठ में था। मैंने मुख्यमंत्री जी की ओडीओपी (ODOP) पर्योजना और कई स्पोर्ट्स कंपनियां देखीं। मेरठ स्पोर्ट्स गुड्स (Sports Goods) के लिए मश्हूर शहर है।
Sunny London Sundays are for working. Great to meet
@ShainaNC
and call on my friend and brilliant Nehru Centre Director
@authoramish
Looking forward to our Mumbai catch-up!
Really great day in Prestwick to win back Central Ayrshire. Thanks to everyone who spoke to us and told us they’re voting Labour - the Change Scotland needs. And, thanks to all our members who turned out !
UK-India trade is on the rise, increasing by almost 10% to £24bn in 2019.
Today ministers from the
#UK
and
#India
discuss how we can build an even stronger relationship.
As we recover from the impact of
#Covid19
, increased trade and investment is more important than ever.
Some of our brilliant
@ScottishLabour
Central Ayrshire team out in Castlepark today. Great to hear from so many Labour voters - and people switching to Labour.
Great afternoon around the courts in Dreghorn with our volunteers - fab to chat to lots of
@scottishlabour
voters - and family - as well as people switching to Labour.
Our unplanned stop at a relatively new Textiles Park for smaller businesses in Madikonda.
360 units have come up in the last 2 years, 100 so far are occupied. The owner we met invested 25% supported by a 75% Government loan & was pleased with his business.
#Textiles
Delighted to welcome Assistant Commissioner of Police Raajeev Saawant to thank him, and the officers of
@MumbaiPolice
, for all they do for
@UKinMumbai
.
The incredible 🇬🇧
@UniofOxford
& 🇮🇳
@SerumInstIndia
partnership continues with this £50m donation. The Poonawalla Vaccines Research Building will:
👩🔬House 300 leading research scientists
💉Expand vaccine development programmes
👨⚕️Contribute to global pandemic preparedness
Fantastic news that
@SerumInstIndia
has committed £50 million in funding to
@UniofOxford
to establish the Poonawalla Vaccines Research Building.
The world-class
@JennerInstitute
team will use this new building for their critical vaccines research.
Pls read my article on how
@tradegovukIND
supports 🇬🇧 aerospace and defence industry build long-term partnerships with 🇮🇳. With a link to a great new report from
@KPMGIndia
&
@UKIBC
Delighted to join our friends
@ficci_india
and Hon’ble Minister
@DVSadanandGowda
to discuss 🇮🇳🇬🇧 collaboration @
#SpecialityChem2020
.
➡️🇬🇧 🇮🇳 trade in chemicals was >£600m in 2019
➡️chemicals is the largest sector for UK investment in India creating >12,000 jobs (to 2018).
New 🇬🇧🇮🇳 agreements at today’s
#EFD
include:
➡️ Partnership on Infrastructure to help open up
#infra
opportunities to 🇬🇧 commercial expertise+financing
➡️ Financial Markets Dialogue to remove regulatory&market access barriers for 🇬🇧&🇮🇳 firms
➡️ 🇬🇧🇮🇳 Sustainable Finance Forum
Enjoyed speaking with India's Finance Minister
@nsitharaman
today.
Already over 800 Indian companies in the UK employ more than 110,000 people – and by strengthening economic ties between UK & India, we can create and secure even more jobs.🇬🇧🇮🇳
The sun was shining in Kilwinning this morning!
Our candidate in the upcoming council by-election
@maryhume21
showed me around her beautiful town and told me people here are proud, but they’ve been let down.
On 9th May we can change that and deliver the change Kilwinning needs.
1. VERY excited to be going to India, with my wife and son, as British High Commissioner. Great job, great country, huge opportunities for collaboration.
Change of British High Commissioner to India: Alex Ellis
We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new services to Delhi and Mumbai from Manchester. We will be flying three times per week to Mumbai from December and twice weekly to Delhi from January, opening up 130,000 more seats between Manchester and India. On sale 20 October 🇮🇳