Theresa May will tell parliament later that the UK can "prove the doomsayers wrong" when it comes to Brexit. The prime minister will say "progress will not always be smooth", but add that she wants the best possible deal for both the UK and the EU. Her comments come as the fifth round of negotiations begin in Brussels later. In her first address to parliament since she outlined her plans in Florence, Mrs May will describe the government's ambition for a "new, deep and special partnership between a sovereign United Kingdom and a strong and successful European Union." "Achieving that partnership will require leadership ... (full story)