The newly-appointed Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has said Article 50 should be "triggered before or by the beginning of next year".

On the question of Britain's access to the Single Market, David Davis said in an article three days ago that the ideal and "most likely outcome" is continued tariff-free access.

When David Cameron resigned on the morning after the EU referendum he said he would leave the task of triggering Article 50 to his successor.