Boris Johnson’s position as Prime Minister untenable, says Tory MP

Both Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak apologised on Tuesday and confirmed they had paid the fines imposed by the Metropolitan Police

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has so far resisted calls for his resignation. File Picture: PA

The idea that Boris Johnson can survive as UK prime minister after receiving a fixed penalty notice for attending a birthday party in breach of Covid rules is “just impossible”, a Tory MP has said.

Nigel Mills is thought to be the first Tory backbencher to call for Mr Johnson to fall on his sword since he and the Chancellor Rishi Sunak were hit with criminal sanctions for attending a gathering in the Cabinet Room in June 2020.