TWEEDDALE MP David Mundell says that he supports the investigation by the Commons Privileges Committee into allegations that the Prime Minister broke the Ministerial Code by misleading the House of Commons.

He also insisted that the public have the right to expect that those who make the rules should follow them and that the recommendations from the Sue Gray report must be acted upon ‘fully and promptly.”

The Gray report published on Wednesday May 25 detailed events at which officials in Number 10 Downing Street drank so much they were sick, sang karaoke, became involved in altercations and abused security and cleaning staff.

This led to further calls for the PMs resignation but when pressed on whether he ever considered resigning, he responded: “I overwhelmingly feel it is my job to get on and deliver.”

When asked to comment on the contents of the report and his support for the Prime Minister, Mr Mundell responded: "The events that took place should clearly not have done so and the reasons why so many people feel angry that they did are both obvious and completely understandable.

"Like most people, I also followed the rules, did not see members of my own family for months on end, observed social distancing and did not attend prohibited social gatherings.

"People have a right to expect that those who make the rules follow them and on numerous occasions, as identified during the police investigation and the inquiry by Sue Gray, this was not the case.

“I offer no excuses on their behalf and they must speak for themselves. It is appropriate, indeed necessary, that those who breached the rules have been investigated by the appropriate authorities, including the police, and made subject to the same legal processes as anyone else, including the issue of fixed penalties.

"The report by Sue Gray sets out a range of recommendations to ensure in future a more professional culture within government departments. That these recommendations should be needed at all is itself a serious matter and they must be acted upon fully and promptly.

"Allegations of any breaches of the Ministerial Code, including misleading the House of Commons must also be taken seriously, which is why I support the move for these allegations to be investigated by the Commons Privileges Committee."