U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May rubber-stamped her globalist agenda to CNBC Thursday, underlining that the country will not give in to protectionism and isolationism.

"If we look at free trade and globalization, I'm a promoter of free trade, I believe in free trade. I believe that it brings economic growth and prosperity. And globalization does," she told CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

"But it must accept that some people they do feel like they have been left behind," she added.

The U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union last year is perceived by many as a rejection of current models of globalization and free trade. However, the country's new prime minister has the tough task of embracing disgruntled citizens that are questioning these ideas, while telling the global community that Britain is still very much open for business. "They also feel that perhaps some of the mainstream politicians haven't listened to their concerns," she told CNBC on her first visit to Davos.

"We need to listen to those concerns. We need to respond to them. We also need to show the benefits of globalization and free trade, that it does bring jobs and it does bring prosperity," she added.



Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech on the first day of the Conservative party annual conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. Oli Scarff | AFP | Getty Images