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Friday 26 January 2018
With Trump meeting, May looks to keep UK on global map

By JAMEY KEATEN global growth now,” she
PAN PYLAS said.
Associated Press Britain’s economy, once
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) one of the fastest in the
— British Prime Minister The- developed world, is now
resa May sought to reaffirm among the slowest. Some
her country’s central role companies are worried of
in world affairs on Thurs- losing access to the EU’s
day, when she delivered a single market after Brexit in
speech to the World Eco- March 2019.
nomic Forum and met with Earlier, U.S. Treasury Sec-
President Donald Trump to retary Steven Mnuchin
dispel any perceptions of said that the U.S. is ready
tensions between them. to negotiate an “attrac-
May came to the gather- tive” trade deal with Britain
ing of the global elites in once the country has left
Davos, Switzerland, amid the EU.
questions about whether While within the EU, the
Britain could lose influence U.K. cannot negotiate
on the world stage after it separate trade deals with
leaves the European Union other countries. Mnuchin
and doubts about the said that once the “U.K. is
strength of the relationship British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with US President Donald Trump at the World Economic ready, we are prepared
with the U.S. Forum, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, in Davos. to negotiate an attractive
Her meeting with Trump (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) trade deal.” He added
appeared to be an effort he and May have a “re- that guarantees no barriers She also stressed the need that Trump has already
by both sides to solidify a ally great relationship, al- to trade, money or people to do so in a manner that is said Britain will be at the
relationship that has come though some people don’t between its members. fair to society. “front of the line” in trade
under strain. Trump and necessarily believe that. With an eye to the future, She highlighted how mod- negotiations.
May last year traded criti- As though to put to bed May used her speech ear- ern technology giants like As Britain prepares to nego-
cism over Trump’s tweets of any tensions about Trump’s lier to focus on Britain’s de- Google and Alibaba were tiate its future relations with
a U.K. far-right group’s anti- canceled visit, the two sire to lead in technologies changing the lives of billions the EU, its Treasury chief,
Muslim videos and Trump sides agreed to plan a that are already causing of people, but that new Philip Hammond, said that
canceled a trip to London Trump visit to London later profound change. technology is also threat- any post-Brexit trade deal
for the opening of a new this year. “The message of our indus- ening ways of life and jobs. with the bloc would have
U.S. embassy. Britain is hoping on good trial strategy to the world is She said government and to cover services — par-
After the meeting, May relations with the U.S. to off- clear: Britain will be one of business both need to help ticularly finance, a big and
said the “special relation- set somewhat the weaker the best places in the world retrain people. lucrative sector for Britain.
ship” between the U.S. and commercial relations it will in which to start and grow a “We need to act decisively “A deal which included
U.K. continues. Trump said have with the EU, a bloc business,” she said. to help people benefit from goods but did not include
services could never be
fair. It could never be at-
Euroskeptic lawmaker says UK ‘cowed’ by EU in Brexit talks tractive to the U.K.,” he
said during a panel in Da-
LONDON (AP) — A promi- the EU, its biggest trading vos.
nent pro-Brexit politician partner. The EU does not want to
accused British negotia- U.K. finance minister Philip give Britain unfettered ac-
tors on Thursday of being Hammond, an advocate cess to its single market
“cowed” by the European of “soft Brexit,” told an if it does not also accept
Union during divorce ne- audience at the World free movement of people,
gotiations, as divisions wid- Economic Forum in Da- among other conditions.
ened within the U.K. gov- vos on Thursday that the The Brexit vote was based
ernment over Brexit. economies of Britain and in part on a promise to limit
Conservative lawmaker the bloc should move only EU immigration, so the ne-
Jacob Rees-Mogg was “very modestly apart” af- gotiation on a new trade
due to say in a speech ter Brexit. deal between the EU and
that Britain must not be Rees-Mogg argued that Britain is expected to be
“timid and cowering” as it would make Britain “be a difficult.
negotiates its exit. vassal of the EU,” bound The Davos forum was
In advance extracts, he by its rules but with no say otherwise dominated by
accused British negotia- British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond speaks in making them. Trump’s arrival, with the
tors of acting like “we must during a panel session during the 48th Annual Meeting of the “Conformity with EU rules president saying that his
accept what the EU will World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, will also prevent us from message for the forum
allow us to do and build Jan. 25, 2018. making meaningful trade was “peace and prosper-
from there.” (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP) deals with other nations,” ity.” Trump then also met
“This is no way to negoti- ture relations with the EU. ket and customs union in he planned to say. with Israeli Prime Minister
ate and it is no way for this Britain is due to leave the order to forge new eco- Brexit Secretary David Benjamin Netanyahu and
country to behave,” he bloc in March 2019. nomic relationships. Davis is due to make a threatened to withhold
added. He’s a leader of the “hard Other politicians, and speech on Friday outlining aid money from the Pales-
Rees-Mogg is seeking to Brexit” faction in Parlia- many economists, say Brit- Britain’s goals for the tran- tinians until they return to
pressure the government ment, which wants Britain ain should try to retain the sition period expected to peace talks with Israel.
as it begins negotiating fu- to leave the EU single mar- closest-possible access to follow Brexit.q Trump’s decision last year