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She also said Britain will step up to a new global leadership role and ink stronger free trade pacts with Europe while talks have already started for new deals with India and several other countries.
May called upon the world to engage with each other to ensure globalisation and free trade works for all and benefits everyone. According to her, forces of free trade and globalisation that have harnessed wealth and opportunities across the world and broken down the barriers are somehow at risk of being undermined. “Forces of far left and far right are at work in today’s world and there are those playing politics of fear and despair. Politics of mainstream needs to ensure they take care of genuine needs of the people,” the British Prime Minister said.
“We want to be even more internationalist and that has been our role traditionally,” she added. “So, many of us have friends and relatives across the world. We will pursue a bold and strong free trade agreement with Europe,” May stressed.
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