![CARDIFF, WALES - JULY 30: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a thumbs up sign after meeting the First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford in the National Assembly for Wales on July 30, 2019 in Cardiff, Wales. The PM is due to announce £300m of funding to help communities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XWYP66DQ7CW66JRBYHLT3UPG4U.jpg?smart=true&auth=47708c7fe3a20eda939ba31848d75ba4fc023feb6e68298a8117935bf3699ad8&width=400&height=225)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has pledged to tackle a crime epidemic on Britain's streets with 20,000 new police officers. Getty
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has pledged to tackle a crime epidemic on Britain's streets with 20,000 new police officers. Getty
Boris Johnson makes the UK’s stabbing epidemic a priority
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