Two Conservative councillors in East Lothian have called on the Prime Minister's chief aide Dominic Cummings to resign.

Councillor Lachlan Bruce, who has himself worked as a parliamentary aide, said Mr Cummings had not only broken the spirit of the lockdown but also one of the cardinal rules of advisers and staff by becoming the story.

Mr Bruce, who represents Preston Seton Gosford ward, took to Twitter on Saturday to condemn the actions of Mr Cummings, who travelled with his wife and child from London to Durham to self isolate after feeling unwell.

And fellow councillor and Scottish Parliamentary candidate Craig Hoy said he was in no doubt Mr  Cummings actions had undermined public confidence saying he should leave his post.

Councillor Hoy also claimed the distraction which was being caused by the controversy was providing cover for the Scottish Government's handling of the coronavirus crisis.

He said: "As a senior advisor, Dominic Cummings has been at the heart of the Covid-19 response. By acting in a way which went against the grain of Government advice he has undermined public confidence in the collective effort to combat the disease.

"In Scotland, the ongoing controversy over his future is also distracting attention from the clear failures of the SNP Government to effectively tackle the Covid-19 crisis.

"I fully accept that Mr Cummings and his family found themselves in very difficult circumstances.

"But by his actions he has caused huge anger and upset among the public, who themselves have made very significant sacrifices to comply with government guidance and lockdown rules.

"It is for others to decide his future, but for these reasons I personally believe Dominic Cummings should no longer remain in his position."

Councillor Bruce took to Twitter on Saturday and was told he was the first Scottish councillor to come out and demand the resignation.

He said: "You cannot be in a Government helping to set draconian rules for the public to follow and then break them yourself. Whether that be by breaking the rules in a legal sense or by breaking the spirit of those rules.

Mr Bruce, who was office head for Maurice Corry MSP for two years and campaign manager for Edinburgh Conservative and Unionists before being elected to East Lothian Council at the age of 24 three years ago, said no aide should be making headlines.

He said: "It also doesn’t help he has become a news story again.

"I’ve worked as a parliamentary staffer and you can never think you are or become more important than your boss.

"You can’t be a distraction and too often that’s exactly what he is."