Boris Johnson has reiterated he is "confident [the UK] will prosper" outside the EU if a post-Brexit trade deal is not agreed with the bloc. Talks are due to restart in Brussels later, with the UK's chief negotiator saying there had been "progress in a positive direction". But Lord David Frost also warned "significant elements" of the deal are yet to be agreed. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said talks had to "make big progress". Sticking points between the two sides focus on competition rules and state aid for businesses, as well as fishing rights. The UK left the EU on 31 January, but continues to follow the ... (full story)