Boris Johnson lacks the necessary seriousness in many situations in life - unless it is about his own well-being.
He also proved that after the publication of the Gray report on breaches of the law in Downing Street during the corona lockdown.
The report itself leaves nothing to be desired in terms of clarity.
That speaks for the head of the investigation.
Sue Gray didn't "get wrapped up".
And Johnson?
He's doing what he's been practicing extensively for months.
He admits what cannot (any longer) be denied.
And he routinely says "sorry" again and again.
This Wednesday also showed that these requests for apologies lack seriousness.
If he was serious about the "full responsibility" that he took on, as he said, for what had happened under his aegis and responsibility, then he could not and should not have contented himself with simple apologies.
The least that can be said after the publication of the Gray report is this: Johnson has admitted that he was either out of control of things at Downing Street or did not care if subordinates and ultimately himself had Corona -knowingly and willingly trampled on the rules.
Both options would inevitably result in a resignation for a serious politician.
But that's exactly what Johnson is, namely a serious politician.
The overwhelming majority of the Conservative Party has so far taken the position that one can disparage a successful politician as long as all the facts are not on the table.
They are now out in the open.
And to say the prime minister doesn't fare very well would be a very British understatement.
From that day on, Boris Johnson put his party in political clan custody.
The party will regret it at some point.
Johnson himself, he made it clear at a press conference, still considers himself irreplaceable.
It will be interesting to see how long people in the UK continue to see it that way.