Christopher Drake said: People up and down the country have been making hard and imperfect decisions about what’s best for themselves and their families. In the vast majority of cases these decisions are made with the best intentions. Some kindness and generosity of spirit would be preferable to sanctimony.

Grace Millington said: If nothing else this virus has taught us that there are far more important things in life than getting Brexit 'done', and now we're having to live with the consequences of the idiots who couldn't see past that. And a government that just aren't fit to lead. To top it all they killed off thousands of people when they repeatedly ignored advice that was given months ago.

Therese Assouad said: Public figures in my personal opinion should be role models if he didn't break the letter of the law he certainly broke the spirit of it.

Andy Lees said: If the Rules don't apply to Him - They don't apply to anyone else. Lead by example, not Hypocrisy.

John Clark said: It is typical of the Tory Party that the rules don't apply to them. The prime minister has a history of lying and cheating what more you expect his advisor to do. If conservative councillors can't see that he betrayed the British people then they should resign.

Barbara Wild said: He did wrong as did others, so should receive the same punishment, a fine, no-one else has been asked to resign because of this and what about all the reporters who didn't keep their distance, fine them too. Life is short, let's just get on with it.

John Gough said: I can’t see what he did wrong and being from the North myself would probably have done the same in the circumstances. I think the facts are irrelevant to the self righteous lynch mob baying for his blood.

Derek Clarke said: Trudy Harrison supported him on Border news last night, shameful, he broke the rules he helped to set, hats off to the Tory MP’s who have acted with integrity.