Theresa May is hoping West Midlands Mayor Andy Street will help sell her Brexit deal to the country, according to reports.

Mr Street, a Conservative, will be asked to team up with Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, to argue that the deal is good for the regions of England.

It's part of a leaked PR plan setting out how the Government will attempt to build support for a deal once it is agreed between the EU and the UK.

Downing Street has said the plan "doesn’t represent the Government’s thinking" and denied its details are accurate.

It's already out of date, as it begins with the Cabinet reviewing the deal on November 6. This deadline has passed, although it's believed the Cabinet could now review the final deal as soon as next week.

A leaked document describes what the Government has planned.

Mr Street and Mr Burnham will apparently be asked to issue statements on November 20.

The leaked document reads: "20th – Theme is Delivering for the Whole of the UK – PM to visit the north and or Scotland and the Commons will debate in business motions the date of the Meaningful Vote. PM will be back in the house to vote.

Andy Street and Andy Burnham at New Street Station

"The Cabinet office publishes its explainer of the deal and what it means for the public, comparing it to No Deal, but not to our current deal.

"They’re targeting another 100 business leaders to come out and back it e.g Adam Marshall from Chambers of Commerce and supportive voices in devolved regions like Andy Street and Andy Burnham. Also hoping to get 3rd Sector voices out supporting it."

One goal of the plan is to pressure MPs into supporting the deal when it goes to a vote in the House of Commons.

Describing what the Government will say when the vote takes place, the document says: "Evening is the vote. HISTORIC MOMENT, PUT YOUR OWN INTERESTS ASIDE, PUT THE COUNTRY’S INTERESTS FIRST AND BACK THIS DEAL."

Despite reports that an agreement is imminent, Ireland has warned against assuming a breakthrough on the Brexit border row is close.

Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney said that even if the UK Cabinet agrees exit plans in the coming days, the rest of the European Union must also back them.

Senior ministers were invited to review the text of the withdrawal agreement that has so far been secured in negotiations with Brussels, and are poised to meet as soon as a deal is ready to be signed off.

But Mr Coveney told the Irish Canada Business Association conference in Dublin: "I would urge caution that an imminent breakthrough is not necessarily to be taken for granted, not by a long shot."

Theresa May last month told MPs that 95% of the deal had been agreed, although the key sticking point of the "backstop" to prevent a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland remained unresolved.

The Prime Minister's plan would see the whole UK effectively agree to remain in the customs union to help avoid a hard border with Ireland as a backstop if no other arrangement can be found.