A Glasgow Tory councillor whose grandad had coronavirus says Dominic Cummings “needs to go”.

Euan Blockley, Conservative councillor for Linn, said there is anger and frustration in the community following Mr Cummings’ attempt to justify breaking the self-isolation rules to take a 250 mile trip from London to Durham to live in a property at his father’s farm, with his wife and son, when his wife had symptoms.

Mr Cummings, Boris Johnson’s senior adviser, justified the journey as necessary as he would be closer to family who could provide childcare should he too fall ill.

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Mr Blockley said he, like many others, has personal experience of a family member contracting coronavirus but being unable to visit them.

He said: “I can see the anger that people are feeling about this situation. I have had six or seven emails from constituents saying they have followed lockdown and are upset that someone at the top has decided to do something else.

“I share this frustration. We have worked hard to ensure that everyone in the country remains safe at home. Dominic Cummings actions undermines this and that is why he should resign.

“I thought he should have stepped down after his statement. My 85-year-old grandfather had Covid-19 and all I wanted to do was go and see him and hold his hand, but I didn’t.

“It makes me very angry especially when it’s someone from the government. Mr Cummings needs to go.”

Other Glasgow Conservative councillors said they supported junior Scotland Office Minister, Douglas Ross’s decision to resign and said they too understand the anger among the public.

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Thomas Kerr, Conservative Group leader at Glasgow City Council, said: “I am very sorry to see Douglas Ross leave the government, he has been an exceptional minister and a strong advocate for our United Kingdom.

“Like many others I listened very closely to what Mr Cummings had to say on Monday and, while I have huge sympathy for the personal circumstances he and his family found themselves in, he has become a distraction to the good work the government is doing in tackling coronavirus.

“Many of my constituents have stood by these rules and haven’t seen loved ones for weeks.

“Unfortunately, I have come to the conclusion that Mr Cummings’ position is untenable and he should now step aside.”

Kyle Thornton, Conservative councillor for Newlands/Auldburn said: “Mr Cummings’ actions may have been within the letter of the law but certainly not within the spirit.

“I have sympathy with the situation he found himself in but there is rightly public anger at what is seen as a breach of the lockdown rules.

“Therefore I believe that Mr Cummings should stand down and allow the Prime Minister and UK Government to get on with fighting the Covid-19 outbreak and to signal the importance of staying within both the letter and spirit of the lockdown rules.”

Glasgow Conservative MSP, Adam Tomkins said the adviser should be “sacked”.

It comes as members of the UK Cabinet have been attempting to justify Mr Cummings' actions and his explanation that he was using his judgement as he said the rules allowed for him to look after his child.

Mr Tomkins, however, said to lose Douglas Ross from Government is a disaster and he expected more resignations.

“His was one of the clearest voices for the Union in Government. It shows exactly why Cummings should be sacked. I suspect others will follow where Douglas has led.”

Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw had earlier said we should move on but has since said Mr Cummings should “consider his position”.