Davos 2018 Ghost of general election holds back Theresa May at Davos Prime minister’s lack of domestic authority hinders appeal to global business leaders Many businesspeople felt May ignored the elephant in the room – Brexit. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesAn hour before Theresa May took to the stage in Davos, Philip Hammond stood up to speak to the British business leaders lunch, an annual fixture at the World Economic Forum. The sort of world leaders that go down well in Davos either display strength, vision or charm; and those that go down a storm radiate all three. Most leaders prefer to sit on stage in an armchair while Klaus Schwab, the founder of Davos, butters them up. For a prime minister, that’s worse.

Source: The Guardian January 25, 2018 17:04 UTC