Globalization

Trump win forces Theresa May rethink on immigration & globalization

Trump’s surprise victory in the US presidential election has put pressure on politicians the world over to respond to voters’ demands for change by curbing the tides of globalization and immigration, the British prime minister will say.


In a speech at Mansion House in London on Monday night, Theresa May will pledge to turn the government’s attention to the concerns of the marginalized working class who feel they’ve been left behind.

“Change is in the air. And when people demand change, it is the job of politicians to respond,” she is expected to say.

“They see their communities changing around them and don’t remember giving their permission for that to be the case.”

The PM will say that President-elect Donald Trump’s victory last week has exposed the need for a “new approach to managing the forces of globalization.”

During his campaign, Trump repeatedly blamed globalization and international trade deals like NAFTA for the demise of America’s manufacturing sector, appealing to the Rust Belt voters that helped clinch his victory last Tuesday.