Two of the Isle of Wight's political parties have called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign, warning "nobody is above the law".
It follows the publication of civil servant Sue Gray's report into lockdown parties at Downing Street.
Isle of Wight MP Bob Seely has has his say on the findings, calling for a "sense of proportion".
He refused to be drawn on whether Boris Johnson should resign, however.
Speaking on behalf of the Isle of Wight Green Party, Vix Lowthion said the findings point towards "hypocrisy, unprofessionalism and incompetency".
She said:
“Although we won’t know the detail about the 12 individual events until the Met investigations are complete, these early findings from Sue Gray’s interim report point towards criminal levels of hypocrisy, unprofessionalism and incompetency.
“The lies, the cover ups and the denials have made everything even worse. Whilst we were all following the rules, the man who set the rules thought he was above the law. He took us for fools. An apology is nowhere near enough.
“Any self respecting leader would take responsibility and resign, but then he is the worst Prime Minister this country has ever had. He has no shame. If he doesn’t have the decency to go, then his MPs must force him out now for the sake of the nation.
“It is vital now that the Met investigation and Sue Gray’s report are completed without any further delay or interference. Nobody is above the law.”
For Island Labour, Cllr Richard Quigley said it was a "failure of leadership".
He said:
“Despite the immense pressure Sue Gray has come under and the report is only an update pending the Met police inquiry, the conclusion is clear. There was a failure of leadership that lead to clear law breaking.
"The PM will no doubt offer some contrition to assuage his critics from within the Tory party. He will think he has got away with it, as does our own MP Bob Seely after his lockdown BBQ in Seaview.
"Islanders aren’t that interested in parties and cake, what they do care about is justice and not feeling like they have been played for fools. If the PM and his party can lie about this, what else are they lying about, that’s the question I have been asked over an over again.
"If the PM was in anyway patriotic, he would resign as would Bob Seely, but neither will as it’s clearly self before country.
"We now need to pressure the government to break the paralysis caused by saving their PM’s job, to helping the ever increasing number of families that are choosing between heating and eating as the cost of living crisis bites and the increase in National Insurance contributions takes even more money out of hard working families pockets.”
You can read more on Sue Gray's findings here.
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