Emotional moment 'Bionic MP' Craig Mackinlay is given standing ovation in the House of Commons as he makes his first return to Parliament since losing his blackened hands and feet to sepsis

Craig Mackinlay was today applauded in the House of Commons as he returned to Parliament for the first time since losing his hands and feet to a horror illness. Craig Mackinlay was today applauded in the House of Commons as he returned to Parliament for the first time since losing his hands and feet to a horror illness The 57-year-old, who has dubbed himself 'the bionic MP' after receiving new prosthetic limbs, was given a standing ovation after being welcomed back The Tory MP for Thanet South has detailed the harrowing episode since becoming seriously ill in September - including waking up in hospital to find his limbs had turned black Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle helps Mr Mackinlay with his tie He has detailed the harrowing episode since becoming seriously ill in September - including waking up in hospital to find his limbs had turned black - in an emotional TV interview. Mr Mackinlay was pictured being driven to Parliament earlier by his wife Kati as he displayed his new prosthetic limbs The Kent MP has admitted he is 'lucky to be alive' after his sepsis ordeal Ahead of his return to Parliament, Mr Mackinlay detailed the harrowing episode in full - including waking up in St Thomas's Hospital to find his limbs had turned black. Mr Mackinlay has broken his silence after losing both of his hands and feet to sepsis admitting he was 'lucky to be alive' after the horrific illness left him with four prosthetic limbs The 57-year-old pictured at his home wearing his prosthetic limbs The Tory MP for South Thanet nearly died from the life-threatening disease in September Mr Mackinlay has said the loss of his hands has been the most difficult thing to deal with, and that the prosthetic replacements will 'never be the same.' ** WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT BELOW ** Mr Mackinlay pictured in St Thomas' hospital on November 30 with blackened limbs after suffering from sepsis 'It went completely black – they looked like pharaohs arms, sort of dug out of the desert' Mr Mackinlay spoke to GB News about his sepsis ordeal ahead of his return to parliament In a video recorded from his hospital bed in St Thomas' Hospital in London on November 30, two months after being admitted, showing his blackened arms and feet, Mr Mackinlay said: 'The reality is that I probably shouldn't have survived this far.