Two Essex MP's have called for Dominic Cummings to resign.

Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, has written to his constituents and has urged the Prime Minister's chief aide to step down.

This comes as Jackie Doyle-Price, MP for Thurrock, has  also called for Mr Cummings to resign.

Mr Cummings has been accused of flouting the Government's own lockdown rules, after he travelled more than 250 miles to his parent's home in Durham.

He was asked by Boris Johnson to address the media on Sunday afternoon, with the PM publicly backing his adviser.

In Mr Metcalfe's letter to residents, he said: "To restore faith in the rules and to allow us to move on and prepare for the next stage in lifting lockdown, Mr Cummings should consider his position and resign."

In Ms Doyle's Price statement, she said: "Frankly this has been a very embarrassing episode for the Government. To bring this sorry chapter to an end I am afraid Mr Cummings has to go.

"I have received a number of representation regarding the behaviour of Dominic Cummings and thought I should state my position.

"The Government has been very clear in its message that we have had to Stay Home and Save lives.

"For some of us that instruction has come at great personal cost. Some people have lost their livelihoods. Some people have lost loved ones and been unable to say goodbye.

"In making real sacrifices in order to obey the Government’ instructions it is quite understandable that there is anger that Government figures have not done the same.

"When a Government is tainted with a ‘do as I say, not as I do’ attitude to the public, it loses its moral authority.

"I have witnessed with dismay as the Government machine has sought to defend Mr Cummings. In doing so it has endorsed behaviour which is clearly not consistent with what the Government expects each of us as citizens to do.

"At a time when the public is looking to Government for leadership through this dangerous pandemic, this handling has been ill-judged. This is advice I conveyed to the Government on Saturday as I believe did a number of MPs."