Prime Minister Boris Johnson has recorded a video message, congratulating police recruits who have graduated from their basic over the last six months.
In the two minute video, uploaded to Mr Johnson’s Facebook page, the Prime Minister points outs that new-joiners have signed up during unprecedented times and thanked them for their dedication to the job.
Mr Johnson also pointed out that police officers had been helping to save lives during the COVID-19 national emergency, by ‘encouraging people to follow the rules on social distancing’.
‘You are, undoubtedly, an incredible weapon in this national battle against the coronavirus pandemic’, Mr Johnson added.
He continued: ‘and today, thanks to your commitment to protect the people of this country by signing up, we have more than 3,000 extra police officers on our streets’.
In the post, Mr Johnson wrote: ‘I want to congratulate all the new police recruits who have graduated in the last six months, who are now keeping our streets and communities safe.
‘In these challenging times, your professionalism, devotion and personal courage is an inspiration to us all’.
You can see the full video below:
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The huge amount of Police cuts during austerity has bitten the Tories on the bum, Always maintained you need massive Police numbers and armed forces “in case”. The “in case” is happening now. So short sighted of May I will NEVER forgive her for putting so many live’s at risk they are stretched to the limit. I am not a lefty righty or snowflake I have lived long enough to know what is and isn’t important. People and their safety are most important .