A GREENOCK-born MSP has said Dominic Cummings position is 'increasingly untenable' as the political clamour for him to be sacked intensifies.

Jamie Greene told the Tele that he had been 'angered' by the behaviour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's chief adviser after he broke lockdown rules to seek childcare help and visit an English beauty spot.

It comes as 30 of Mr Green's fellow Tory MPs joined those calling on Mr Cummings to resign.

Mr Greene, who serves the area as a list MSP, said the government must react to the public mood.

He said: “With regards to Mr Cumming’s position, voluntarily chosen or otherwise, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to see how any other outcome will allow the narrative to move on from this unwanted distraction. Then we can all get back to the day job of helping those who need our help most as we tentatively ease ourselves back to some sort of normality.”

“My personal view is that given the distraction this whole episode has created, his position seems increasingly untenable.

"Wanting to do right by your family is one of the most natural instincts that we all share, but we also have to what’s best for our communities as well as our loved ones - as evident by the difficult sacrifices we have all had to make in these recent and horrid few months.

“I know this because this virus has arrived on the door of every one of our households in some way. It’s been horrendous.

“Whilst Mr. Cumming’s actions may be worthy of scrutiny, it certainly hasn’t been my number one priority this past week. Each day I’m hearing of constituents whose family members are passing in our care homes, whose children are missing out on schooling and whose businesses are facing imminent closure. These are the issues that keep me awake at night.

“It’s no huge surprise that those who disliked Mr Cummings prior, still hold that position given the wall to wall media coverage of his movements."

Mr Greene added: "I refrain from passing moral judgement on decisions he takes as a father. His views on the world, or actions as an individual should have no bearing on the privacy of his child or elderly parents. But in high public office it is the message, and its perception, which matters most.

“The volume of correspondence in recent days is abundantly clear what the public mood is. The public are angry, as am I. For what it is worth, I have relayed those up the chain.

“Trust between people and their governments is vital during a deadly pandemic and this cannot be diluted in any way, irrespective of the detail and in some cases the facts. We’ve come too far to be distracted from the realities we face."