Britain should sign a "Canada-plus plus plus" trade deal with the European Union after Brexit, David Davis said today.

The Exiting the European Union secretary said that he thought a substantive trade deal can be struck within a year.

Mr Davis's backing for a Canada-style deal lays bare the divisions in the Cabinet with other Remain-supporting ministers like Philip Hammond supporting a deal which would leave Britain more aligned with the EU, like Norway.

Mr Davis used an interview on the Andrew Marr programme on BBC 1 to set out his vision for the UK outside the European Union a week before the Cabinet holds a formal discussion of the 'end state' of the Brexit talks.

Mr Davis said he wanted to see an “over-arching trade deal” based on Canada’s trade treaty with the European Union but including services.

It would set out “individual arrangements for aviation, nuclear and for data”, as well, he said, describing it as “Canada plus plus plus”.