By Tim Stickings For Mailonline
Published: 22:39 BST, 2 April 2019 | Updated: 22:39 BST, 2 April 2019
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Brexiteers have reacted with fury to Theresa May's plan to agree a way forward with Jeremy Corbyn.
Jacob Rees-Mogg said the PM was 'getting the support of a known Marxist' and called her move to break the deadlock 'an attempt to overturn the referendum result'.
His European Research Group colleague Steve Baker said he was 'too depressed' to appear on Sky News in the wake of Mrs May's announcement.
And former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who quit the Cabinet last year, warned ministers they were heading towards 'exit terms that in no way resemble what the people were promised when they voted to leave'.
Boris Johnson, pictured in London this week, warned ministers they were heading towards 'exit terms that in no way resemble what the people were promised when they voted to leave'
The ERG hardliners watched Mrs May's statement in dismay from a committee room in the Commons with an 'audible gasp' when she promised talks with Corbyn, the Guardian reported.
ERG member Andrew Rosindell said he was 'shocked and dismayed' as he left the meeting.
Mr Johnson, who is not an ERG member but has been one of the most prominent Brexiteers on the Tory benches, said the move was 'very disappointing'.
He said: 'It now seems all too likely that