There have been mixed reactions from politicians and the UK public after a report found alcohol-fuelled parties at Boris Johnson offices and residences while COVID-19 lockdown rules were in force should never have taken place.
The report by senior civil servant Sue Gray into the lockdown gatherings - when Britons were all but banned from social mixing amid the coronavirus pandemic - pointed to "serious failures of leadership" at the heart of the British government.
The full report has not been released, but the Guardian has reported that it could be published after the police inquiry is over, but the final decision will come down to Johnson.
The British Prime Minister appeared in parliament on Monday afternoon (local time) following the publication of the report to apologise again and to pledge to make changes at his office.
"I want to say sorry. I get it and I will fix it," he said in a raucous debate.
But politicians, journalists and members of the UK public are not happy with Johnson's antics amid renewed calls for him to resign.
An emotional former Scottish Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson told Channel 4 News in the UK that some of her constituents have been made to "feel like idiots".
"I am upset and I'm upset because not just of things myself and others that are in my close family and circle of friends that had to give up and miss," Davidson said.
"I was working in the Scottish Parliament, I had constituents that lost businesses. I had people that felt guilty because they didn't go to the care home to see parents, they didn't hug a friend at a funeral because they played by the rules and now look at what happened at No. 10. They feel like idiots and they shouldn't be made to feel like that."
An unnamed MP has slammed Johnson telling ITV's Anushka Asthana that "they're f***ing deluded" if they believe they'll get the full report.
Controversial broadcaster Piers Morgan criticised a tweet by Nadine Dorries - the UK's Secretary of State - who said Johnson had apologised and focus now needs to be on building back from COVID.
Labour MP Clive Lewis has slammed the Prime Minister with a thread on Twitter that said in a healthy democracy "Boris Johnson would by now be a former PM".
Leader of the opposition Sir Keir Starmer branded the PM a "man without shame" while the UK public slammed him for lying.
One person tweeted: "A dangerous bloviator and continuous lies from Boris Johnson. The latest fallout from today is too much", while another person said: "You need to take a good long think about your values. Having a man who is an inveterate liar with no morals who is appalling as an example of 'global Britain'".
But fellow MPs have rallied their support around Johnson who continues to fight for his political future.
The Guardian reported that Peterborough MP Paul Bristow acknowledged it had been a "difficult day" but said there was support for the Prime Minister.
Bristow told reporters he left the meeting "absolutely pumped", adding that nobody in the meeting had called for Johnson to go.
Sky News Jon Craig reported that Johnson has Tory MPs "eating out of his hands" after his meeting with colleagues.
Leader of the House of Commons Jacob-Rees Mogg has praised the British Prime Minister after his meeting with fellow MPs, according to PA.
"We've got to remember how well the Prime Minister has done in the general run of being Prime Minister.
Rees-Mogg added Johnson had a "determination to put things right" and that "you can't ignore a majority of 80".
"So many people voted personally for Boris Johnson rather than voting for political parties," he said.
"Politicians have to accept that our bosses are the British people, and they voted for that, they put him in office."
The Independent reported that a Tory MP said the Prime Minister's performance in the room was "quite barnstorming", and "full of energy".
