The United Kingdom and India are united in their grief for all those impacted by the Ahmedabad-London Air India plane crash last week, Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said.
At a multi-faith memorial service organised by India House in London on Monday (June 16, 2025), Ms. Rayner was joined by fellow parliamentarians, Foreign Office officials and members of the Indian community as they paid solemn tributes to the lives lost and efforts of rapid deployment teams on the ground.
The event was marked by spiritual reflections from all major faiths as well as floral tributes by the diverse congregation.
“What struck me over the last few days is that the U.K. and India may be two countries separated by a vast distance, but in the ways that really count we are so very, very close,” Ms. Rayner said in her address at the High Commission of India.
“We mark our bond today in a simple and profound way. We grieve together. I'd like to extend my condolences to everybody who's here today, and beyond the High Commission. The UK is with you and will continue to support you,” she said.
