WORKINGTON MP Mark Jenkinson has said he 'continues to support' the Prime Minister after he admitted to attending an event, which allegedly broke lockdown restrictions, in Downing Street last May.

Boris Johnson told Parliament that when he went into the No 10 garden he "believed this was a work event", but in hindsight he should have sent everyone back inside.

The Prime Minister apologised to the public and acknowledged the 'rage' that they have felt towards him.

Workington MP Mark Jenkinson said: "My constituents, like many others across the country, have made huge sacrifices over the last two years. We cannot but listen to harrowing stories, of which there are many, and empathise with those feelings of pain and anger.

"As we have heard today, the Prime Minister has taken full responsibility and apologised for not getting everything right during the pandemic. It is clear from his apology that if he was to turn back time, he would have found some other way to thank staff at No 10.

"Speaking to my constituents, as I do on a daily basis, it is clear that the majority feel that time is not well spent looking backwards.

"Britain is one of the first countries to emerge from the pandemic. This achievement cannot be overlooked and is in no small part due to the Prime Minister’s drive on vaccinations, on boosters and on his personal determination to follow the data instead of the scenarios proffered by doom- mongers.

"Scotland and Wales continue to be in various stages of lockdown as their leaders have refused to take the brave decisions that our Prime Minister did, which continue to be vindicated.

"He continues to have my support, that of the Parliamentary Party, and of the majority of my constituents who tell me that, as we are now out of the European Union as they asked, they see this as an exciting period for Britain and that they (and I) hope we take the opportunities ahead of us as we are led out of the pandemic by a Prime Minister that truly believes in the ability and opportunity of our country. "