Theresa May strikes conciliatory tone to keep lenders

Theresa May insisted she valued the contribution that banks make to Britain’s economy, even as they signalled they were packing their bags in response to Brexit.

“I value financial services in the City of London, and I want to ensure we can keep financial services in the City of London,” the British prime minister said in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos in Switzerland.

“I believe we will do just that.”