Scots politician George Galloway has been mocked for comparing going for a walk amid Storm Eunice to surviving the Blitz. 

The controversial former MP invoked the spirit of Britons who faced Nazi Germany's air raids while saying he was not staying indoors because he had “work to do”.  

He tweeted: "We’re out and about Eunice. Because we live in Britain. Because we have children to take to school, business to attend to, work to do. And because our parents faced the Blitz."

Millions of people have been urged to stay at home for the day, with Storm Eunice said to be one of the worst storms in a generation to hit the UK. 

Schools, roads and businesses have shut, with major disruption to the travel network due to concerns over flying debris caused by gusts of up to 90mph because of Storm Eunice. 

Homes have been left without power, while the Met Office issued two ultra rare “red” weather warnings – from 7am until midday along the coastline of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset as well as the south coast of Wales, and from 10am until 3pm over the East of England and London – due to the combination of high tides, strong winds and storm surge. 

Galloway’s decision to brave the winds and war-time comparison did not go down well with his followers online, who replied with footage of the destruction caused by the storm.  

One said: “My parents hid in bomb shelters during the blitz when the air-raids warnings sounded - because they were sensible.  

“George Galloway seems to believe that in WW2 people would hear the bombers coming and run out waving torches and dance around munitions factories. 

Another said: “I suggest you take a look at some other photos this morning. Especially from Cornwall. People risk their lives saving idiots who think they are tougher than the power of the sea and the wind.”