UK announces consultation on ‘corporate irresponsibility’
UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has said that the government will publish a consultation on combating "corporate irresponsibility" in the near future. Speaking at a press conference in China, May said that the move was essential to maintain public support for free trade. 

5 Sept 2016 12.50 BST May says UK will have 'some control' over EU migration after Brexit Q: What alternative to a points-based system would you have? And why should people trust you to cut immigration when you did not as home secretary? May says the government will come forward with immigration plans in due course. As home secretary she did start getting to get the migration numbers down, she says. In the future the UK will be able to have “some control” over people coming into the UK from the EU.

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5 Sept 2016 12.49 BST May says a decision about the Hinkley Point power station will be taken next month. But the UK’s relationship with China is not just about Hinkley. She want to continue Britain’s strategic relationship with China.



5 Sept 2016 12.47 BST May turns to the points-based system proposal. She says people voted to bring back control. But a points-based system does not meet that. She says when she was home secretary, she and David Cameron went to Heathrow to meet border officials. They told them that people could meet the criteria for coming as students. But that when these foreign students arrived, it would turn out that they could not speak English and did not even know the name of the college where they were supposed to be studying. So points-based systems are flawed, she says.



5 Sept 2016 12.45 BST May's Q&A May is now taking questions. Q: Most G20 leaders think the UK should stay in the single market. Are you worried you might harm the economy by leaving the single market so that you can control migration? May says she wants the best deal for the UK. Voters want immigration controlled, but they want to trade too. She intends to be “ambitious” and to get the best deal for the UK. Q: Can you address any of the worries in the Japanese government’s 15-page memo? May says she has been saying Brexit means Brexit because it does. But she has found it encouraging that other world leaders are willing to talk about trade deals. She spoke to the Japanese prime minister, and they both want to build on their relationship. The best vote of confidence since Brexit came when the Japanese bank SoftBank bought ARM.



5 Sept 2016 12.41 BST May says the G20 agreed that more must be done to tackle the causes of mass migration. The summit has been successful, she says. The UK continues to play a leading role in the world, she says. She say this has been her first visit to China. She looks forward to her talks with the Chinese president shortly.



5 Sept 2016 12.40 BST May says government to publish consultation soon on tackling corporate irresponsibility May says the government will hold a consultation this autumn on tackling corporate irresponsibility. May says government to publish consultation in the autumn on tackling corporate irresponsibility. She says moves like this are essential if the government is to retain public support for free trade.



5 Sept 2016 12.39 BST May says she wants UK to be “the global leader in free trade” On free trade May says Britain has been one of the longest advocates for free trade. The right trade agreements can be the best anti-poverty measures of all time. That is why the G20 has decided to resist a move towards protectionism, she says. She says as the UK leaves the EU she wants the UK to become “the global leader in free trade”. May says she wants UK to be “the global leader in free trade”. May lists various countries that have agreed at the G20 to pursue free trade deals with the UK. And she says she will chair a cabinet committee on free trade later this week to decide what countries the UK should prioritise for trade deals.



5 Sept 2016 12.36 BST Theresa May's press conference in China Theresa May is giving a press conference in China. She is making an opening statement, saying she is optimistic about the UK’s prospects after Brexit.

