A Conservative Buckinghamshire councillor has spoken out and called for government adviser Dominic Cummings to resign after some of her Tory colleagues in the county defended his actions.

The Bucks Free Press asked a string of Buckinghamshire Council Conservatives around two weeks ago what they thought about Cummings' lockdown travel saga that has dominated the headlines.

None of the councillors asked thought he should resign, with one even calling the furore a "storm in a teacup".

But this week, outspoken councillor Jean Teesdale - who has been a councillor for 40 years - has shared her views, saying she "feels strongly" that Cummings should resign.

She said: "As a Wycombe District Councillor for the last forty years, I wanted to say that not all of the Tory councillors back Dominic Cummings.

"I most certainly do not. I felt most strongly that Cummings should resign.

"I have written to my MP Rob Butler who has now been elected our MP after David Lidington stepped down and have made my feelings on the matter known.

"I do believe that there are many like me who are very unhappy that he is still in his job.

"His manner in the garden of Number 10 showed contempt and left an impression of someone who thinks he is invincible."

Cllr Teesdale, who represents Chiltern Villages, said she has also sent a letter to the Conservative Association in Aylesbury expressing her "sincere concerns", adding that she is "very disappointed" in the Prime Minister.

She said: "I feel very let down by his response in this matter but not really surprised.

"I myself have had to self isolate due to underlying health problems. I have not seen my children and grandchildren since Christmas.

"As much as I would love to see them I could not put them in a situation like that and would never forgive myself if any of my family got ill.

"My son and my daughter-in-law are both front line workers and are doing what they can to make sure that the people they serve are protected."

An investigation into Cummings' trip found that he may have breached coronavirus rules when he took a 52-mile round trip to Barnard Castle on his wife's birthday, but no further action is apparently being taken by Durham police.

And the adviser himself defended his actions, saying he thought he "behaved reasonably" during lockdown.