Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks during his visit to the West Midlands Police Learning & Development Centre in Birmingham, central England on July 26, 2019. - Johnson pledged to start recruiting 20,000 new police officers as one of a number of anouncements on his government's domestic policy agenda during his debut statement in the House of Commons as Prime Minister on July 25. Meanwhile, Johnson has deliberately set Britain on a "collision course" with the EU over Brexit negotiations, Ireland's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Friday. (Photo by TOBY MELVILLE / POOL / AFP)