Davos rhetoric on free trade not often matched by action: UK PM Theresa May

Delivering a special address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, May said global growth continues to improve since she came here last year and that is a reason for optimism.

By: PTI | Davos | Published: January 25, 2018 7:33 pm

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British Prime Minister Theresa May. (AP Photo)

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday said the UK will continue to be an advocate of free trade even after moving out of the European Union but lamented that all the rhetoric by the international community here at the WEF is not matched by necessary actions. Delivering a special address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, May said global growth continues to improve since she came here last year and that is a reason for optimism.

However, there is a need to act decisively to help people benefit from global growth and help them secure the jobs of tomorrow, she said. “As we leave the European Union, the UK will continue to be advocates of free trade. But there is much more to be done by international community. Too much of rhetoric on free trade here in Davos is not matched by the necessary actions,” May said.