Summary
European leaders braced on Friday for a speech by British Prime Minister Theresa May that is expected to spell out key positions on Brexit after wrangling and tension in her own government.
With the clock ticking towards Britain's departure from the EU on March 29, 2019, May's address in Florence, Italy seeks to break a deadlock in negotiations whose fourth round starts next week.
Britain has yet to agree on -- or even say -- how much it will pay the European Union on departure, a position that for Brussels blocks any talks on a potential future trade deal.
On the eve of her speech, May met with cabinet ministers for more than two hours to finalise Britain's position.
Six months after May began the two-year countdown to Britain's withdrawal, EU leaders are still waiting for details on what she wants from the divorce.
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