As it happened: Donald Trump to visit Britain 'later this year'
All the latest updates from Davos, as they happened
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Donald Trump's visit to the UK is back on the table for "later this year" after a meeting at Davos where he told Theresa May, "We love your country".
The US President sought to dispel a "false rumour" about strains on the "special relationship" between Britain and the United States in his first meeting with Ms May since the pair clashed over Mr Trump's decision to share anti-Muslim tweets from far-right group Britain First.
The Prime Minister used her keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to urge investors to pull funds from tech giants such as Facebook and Twitter if they fail to take down extremist content.
Also at Davos, Philip Hammond risked starting a row with Eurosceptic Conservatives by suggesting he hoped that change to Britain's trade relations with the EU after Brexit would be "very modest".
The Chancellor also admitted that MPs would not know "the full details" of Britain's future trade deal with the EU when they vote on Brexit later this year.
His comments came ahead of a speech by Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg - the new chairman of the European Research Group of backbench Tories - who was due to urge ministers not to be "timid and cowering" in their approach to EU withdrawal.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was due to host a Westminster rally demanding an emergency budget to help the NHS cope with the ongoing winter crisis.
See below for updates, as they happened.
Political correspondent Ashley Cowburn sends these notes from the media briefing with the Prime Minister's spokesman.
Addressing questions regarding the Presidents Club scandal, the PM's spokesperson reiterated how she was “appalled” after reading reports in the Financial Times about alleged sexual harassment of women at an all-male charitable dinner in London.
The spokesman also said the Prime Minister would “look into” gagging orders that prevent women reporting sexual harassment.
He also confirmed that Nadhim Zahawi, a government minister present at the controversial dinner, had been to see the chief whip on Wednesday to give his version of events.
Following criticism over the appointment of Sara Khan as new extremism chief, the PM's spokesman said she is "expertly qualified" for the position, adding she will bring a "wealth of knowledge" to the role.
On rising homelessness stats, the spokesman said “every person should have the security of a roof over their head” and added there is no “simple solution” to homelessness.
They said the Government is committed to reducing homelessness and has already set up a taskforce.
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has said the new defence review will seek extra funding as part of a statement in the Commons.
Shadow defence secretary Nia Griffith asked Mr Williamson whether the defence review would be "fiscally neutral".
She said: "If this review identifies that additional spending is necessary for the security of our nation, will the Government step up to the plate?
"You cannot do security on the cheap and it's high time the Government recognised this."
Mr Williamson responded: "She asks is this aiming to be fiscally neutral as a review, no it isn't.
"It's looking at how we can actually get the armed forces that we need in order to deal with the threats that we face. The Government is absolutely committed to delivering the very best armed forces."
Theresa May has insisted Britain's relationship with the United States is still "strong" despite her recent clash with Donald Trump.
Ahead of talks with the president at Davos, the Prime Minister also stressed both the UK and US are "keen" to do a free trade deal after Brexit and are already working on the "shape" of an agreement.
She said Mr Trump would visit the UK "in due course" following suggestions there have been
She told BBC News: "That relationship between the UK and America is strong as it ever has been.
"What I want to be talking to the president about and will be talking to him about is a whole range of foreign policy areas where we face shared challenges and are working together.
"So, whether it's working together in relation to North Korea to stop them from their illegal activity in relation to ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons, whether it's working together in Syria and Iraq where great strides have been made in relation to dealing with Daesh (Islamic State), or whether it's working together to reduce the destabilising activities of Iran in the region.
"Free trade is a topic that I have discussed with the president in the past, we're very keen that we'll be able to do that free trade agreement when we leave the European Union with the United States of America - they're keen on that, we're keen on that and we're already working on how we can shape that."
MPs are urging the Government to review controversial 'joint enterprise law', which allows people associated with a crime to be convicted even if they did not carry out the act themselves.
Labour MP Lucy Powell is leading a backbench debate in the Commons on the law, which has been wrongly interpreted for more than 30 years, according to a Supreme Court ruling in 2016.
She says at least 4,500 people are thought to be in wrongly imprisoned under this law, although she cautions the accurate figure is not known.
She said: "The Supreme Court said it was the responsibility of the court to get the law right
"Many of us have come to conclusion that the criminal justice will not and is not righting itself in relation to joint enterprise and that we need to act."
Theresa May is now giving her keynote speech at Davos.
She says the benefits of free trade have not been widely shared and frameworks must be in place to make sure everyone wins.
However May says there are grounds for optimism. The populism of the far left and the far right has not succeeded.
Britain will continue to be an advocate for free trade after Brexit, she says.
May says she will make the case for harnessing technology, while dealing with serious concerns people have about the 'malevolent impact'.
Creativity and risk taking by businesses has helped progress, she says, but Government can help too.
She makes a veiled jab at business leaders 'sitting up in the mountains in Davos' and says it is vital to consider how people will feel if their jobs of 20 years are lost due to technological advances.
Important to seize these opportunities, as the UK is recognised as first in the world for efforts to bring AI into public service, she says.
Employment law must keep up with technological advances, she says. May cites Uber as a groundbreaking company that 'got things wrong' on safety and employment standards.
The PM says it is 'not right' to shut Uber down but to ensure that employment standards are up to scratch across the board.
Sketchwriters point out the irony of Theresa May - who has been mocked for her robotic behaviour - delivering a major speech on artificial intelligence.
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