oris Johnson, the British prime minister, now faces another political crisis for violating Covid prevention rules.

London’s Met Police, after completing their investigation, have issued fixed penalty notices (FPNs). Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also received a notice about a social gathering for his birthday at 10 Downing. Mr Johnson’s wife Carrie and Chancellor Rishi Sunak were also among the people who received the FPNs.

Johnson has tendered an apology in the parliament and said that he believed it did not break the rules. “I paid the fine immediately, and I offered the British public a full apology. As soon as I received the notice, I acknowledged the hurt and the anger, and I said that people had a right to expect better of their prime minister – and I repeat that in the House now.”

But the party is not over yet. Responding instantly to Johnson’s statement, the Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, said: “What a joke. Even now, as the latest mealy-mouthed apology stumbles out of one side of his mouth, a new set of deflections and distortions pours from the other.”

Mark Harper, the former Conservative chief whip, rejected Johnson’s apology and suggested that he should resign.

“I no longer think he is worthy of the great office he holds.” Harper subsequently tweeted that he had already sent a letter of no confidence in Johnson to the chair of the 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady.

Earlier, Johnson faced the crisis of his Chancellor Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murti’s tax evasion of £20 million. According to a report, Sue Gray, a senior civil servant, was forced to delay the publication of her investigation into parties allegedly held at Downing Street and Whitehall during England’s coronavirus lockdowns due to the Metropolitan Police commencing their inquiry. In Sue Gray’s interim report, the Cabinet Office’s official had pointed out “failures of leadership and judgment” at No 10 over the so-called party gate saga.

It is the first time in the history of Britain that a PM has been found guilty and been issued with fine while holding his office. Police, after an investigation into the party gate scandal, issued fixed penalty notices to the participants, including PM Johnson, his wife, Carrie, and his chancellor, Rishi Sunak.

Prime Minister Johnson, who started his political career as mayor of London, took a high-pitched chance, ousted Theresa May, then premier, who failed to win the Brexit referendum and jumped into the race for the country’s premiership.

Boris Johnson has been facing another crisis given birth by Home Secretary Priti Patel. After taking charge as Home secretary, she has been bullying senior staff at Home Office. Resultantly, the most senior civil officer, Sir Philip Rutnam, resigned and announced plans to sue the government for constructive dismissal after a series of clashes with the Home secretary.

On the issue of Brexit, PM Boris Johnson, on August 28, 2019, took another historic but unconstitutional step to prorogue the parliament, causing significant controversy in the country. Johnson advised the Queen to prorogue the parliament for five weeks. The decision was challenged and the High Court eventually decided on September 24 that the prorogation had been unlawful.

There is an extensive list of scandals that Johnson has been facing. They include 20 Tory old fellows rebelling against the crucial Brexit vote, a lavish Downing Street refurbishing at a cost of £67,801, shaking hands with Covid patients and mishandling the Covid situation in 2020.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has even more scandals and crises in his political career. For the last 18 months, his government has been embroiled in an economic, social and health situation. The country has a £300 billion deficit. Under such difficulties, the British media has reported that more than 11 gatherings took place in Downing Street in violation of Covid rules.

After publishing the partially completed Sue Gray report, a majority of Conservative MPs have concluded that Boris Johnson must resign. A total of 54 Tory lawmakers in parliament will write a letter of no confidence to the party’s 1922 committee chairman after May 5, 2022.

In the wake of his recent trade visit to India, the parliamentarians have also criticised Prime Minister Boris Johnson. MP Steve Baker of Conservative Party and his colleagues told media that Johnson had walked into a major human rights controversy over the use of JCB bulldozers in flattening Muslim homes and businesses in New Delhi and a state run by Narendra Modi’s BJP.

They also said that Johnson should not have jumped on machinery used to intimidate religious minorities in the Hindu state. “Perhaps he was unaware of a growing sense of vulnerability felt by 200 million Indian Muslims. Modi was the only person ever denied a US visa over allegations of severe violations of religious freedoms,” said Steve Baker.

The writer is a correspondent for Geo News, daily Jang and The News in London