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Boris Johnson to recruit 20,000 police officers amid knife problem gripping London, rest of UKBy Lukas Mikelionis | Fox NewsBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the recruitment of 20,000 new police officers will start within weeks as the new premier promises a crackdown on violent crime gripping London and the rest of the country.Johnson, who formally took office on Wednesday, has repeatedly stressed his intention to ramp up the numbers of police officers, which has declined by about 20,000 since the Conservatives gained power in 2010.In both his first speech as Prime Minister on the steps on Downing Street on Wednesday and to the Parliament on Thursday, the new premier said he will put thousands more officers on the streets.Read more at: https://www.foxnews.com/world/boris-johnson-recruiting-police-officers-knife-crime-london-uk