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In his letter resigning as foreign secretary, he said the prime minister was leading the UK into a "semi-Brexit" with the "status of a colony". His resignation came hours after Brexit Secretary David Davis quit the cabinet. She said the deal agreed by the cabinet after their "productive discussions" at Chequers would "honour the result of the referendum" and allow the UK to "take back control of our borders, our law and our money". Boris Johnson's resignation letter in full The PM's response to Johnson In her letter accepting his resignation, the prime minister said she had allowed cabinet ministers "considerable latitude to express their individual views" on Brexit. The UK is due to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019, but the two sides have yet to agree how trade will work between the UK and the EU afterwards. Mrs May only has a majority in Parliament with the support of the 10 MPs from Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, so any split raises questions about whether her plan could survive a Commons vote. Theresa May is sticking by her Brexit plan Speaking in a boisterous House of Commons, Mrs May defended the Brexit plan agreed on Friday, which would see the UK agreeing a "common rulebook" with the EU for trading in goods, but not services, after Brexit. Report Brussels fears UK turmoil may lead to no-deal Brexit What does it all mean for Brexit? One other element of Friday's agreement worth noting is that it pledged to speed up preparations for the UK to be ready to leave the EU without a Brexit deal in March next year. He backed Mr Johnson, saying the former foreign secretary had the chance to "save Brexit" by moving against the prime minister.