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A UK lawmaker returns to work as 'the bionic MP' after losing his hands and feet to sepsis
![Matt Dunham FILE - The Conservative Party's Craig Mackinlay, right, waves after winning the count for the South Thanet seat beside, from left, Nigel Farage the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and Al Murray a comedian who performs as "The Pub Landlord" at the Winter Gardens in Margate, south east England, on May 8, 2015. Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay was returning to work on Wednesday, six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/79704496b009443a93b4adf611961a19/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - The Conservative Party's Craig Mackinlay, right, waves after winning the count for the South Thanet seat beside, from left, Nigel Farage the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and Al Murray a comedian who performs as "The Pub Landlord" at the Winter Gardens in Margate, south east England, on May 8, 2015. Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay was returning to work on Wednesday, six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
![Jordan Pettitt Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay's prosthetic hands are seen as he speaks during an interview in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Mackinlay returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bb3d37a716ee434ab3c465a6715df14c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay's prosthetic hands are seen as he speaks during an interview in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Mackinlay returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
![Jordan Pettitt Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay looks up during an interview in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Mackinlay returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aa1332dc73e143898e936d6f2d4fffb4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay looks up during an interview in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Mackinlay returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
![House Of Commons/Uk Parliament Craig Mackinlay, Conservative MP for South Thanet, is applauded by members of parliament as he returns to the House of Commons for the first time since he was rushed into hospital with sepsis on September 28, which left him with both of his hands and feet amputated, at the Parliament in London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. (House of Commons/UK Parliament via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ea86fa9ba90c4a2da472e56f9a43671b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Craig Mackinlay, Conservative MP for South Thanet, is applauded by members of parliament as he returns to the House of Commons for the first time since he was rushed into hospital with sepsis on September 28, which left him with both of his hands and feet amputated, at the Parliament in London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. (House of Commons/UK Parliament via AP)
![Jordan Pettitt Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay speaks during an interview in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Mackinlay returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/53e2ad7019284ce097333df8aa4082b8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay speaks during an interview in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Mackinlay returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
![House Of Commons/Uk Parliament Craig Mackinlay, Conservative MP for South Thanet, is applauded by members of parliament as he returns to the House of Commons for the first time since he was rushed into hospital with sepsis on September 28, which left him with both of his hands and feet amputated, at the Parliament in London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. (House of Commons/UK Parliament via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c1ca83907fb64737b38df133b1b0fda9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Craig Mackinlay, Conservative MP for South Thanet, is applauded by members of parliament as he returns to the House of Commons for the first time since he was rushed into hospital with sepsis on September 28, which left him with both of his hands and feet amputated, at the Parliament in London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. (House of Commons/UK Parliament via AP)
![House Of Commons/Uk Parliament Craig Mackinlay, Conservative MP for South Thanet, is applauded by members of parliament as he returns to the House of Commons for the first time since he was rushed into hospital with sepsis on September 28, which left him with both of his hands and feet amputated, at the Parliament in London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. (House of Commons/UK Parliament via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dcc5fcf3e990429a8fd8d195f5ee72d4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Craig Mackinlay, Conservative MP for South Thanet, is applauded by members of parliament as he returns to the House of Commons for the first time since he was rushed into hospital with sepsis on September 28, which left him with both of his hands and feet amputated, at the Parliament in London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. (House of Commons/UK Parliament via AP)
![Jordan Pettitt Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay speaks during an interview in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Mackinlay returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2556ffc60a844adaacacfb42cb1b2a14/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Conservative legislator Craig Mackinlay speaks during an interview in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday May 22, 2024. Mackinlay returned to work six months after sepsis put him in a coma and forced the amputation of his hands and feet. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)