Author: Adam Fleming, BBC News Brussels reporter

Theresa May of Great Britain is calling European Union for a “unique and ambitious economic partnership” after Brexit. In a statement to Members of Parliaments, May would say “progress will not always be smooth” but the UK can “prove the doomsayers wrong.” Following her recent Florence speech in which she gave assurances on payments to the EU and citizens’ rights, she will say “the ball is in their court”. Her statement comes as the fifth round of negotiations began in Brussels. It is the final set of talks before EU leaders meet on October 19 to decide if enough progress…