Police: 1,800 officers recruited under Boris Johnson scheme ‘have resigned’

Freedom of Information request reportedly reveals that at least 1,837 recruits have already quit

More than 1,800 police officers recruited under Boris Johnson's manifesto pledge to increase numbers have reportedly already resigned.

Johnson had promised to add 20,000 police officers to forces in England and Wales by March 2023 in an attempt to address the austerity cuts introduced by his Conservative predecessors.