Governments failing to properly tackle modern slavery, says Theresa May

Theresa May and Princess Eugenie at a session on modern slavery at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Photograph: John Collingridge

Governments are failing to properly tackle the scourge of slavery and human trafficking even as it increases, the former UK prime minister Theresa May has said.

Modern slavery is “slipping down the agenda” among world leaders, she told an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos.