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		</div><p>Boris Johnson has been warned of “disaster” by an influential Tory Eurosceptic unless he completes his mission to deliver Brexit on October 31.</p>
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<p>The new British Prime Minister was seeking to focus on a pledge to hire 20,000 extra police officers in an effort to show his administration would not only be about getting the UK out of the European Union.</p>
<p>But in a sign that the issue will still dominate, Mr Johnson suffered a setback as Steve Baker turned down an offer to join his Government because he feared being sidelined over Brexit policy.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">With regret, I have turned down a ministerial job. </p>
<p>I cannot repeat my experience of powerlessness as a junior <a href="https://twitter.com/DExEUgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DExEUgov</a> minister with the work done in <a href="https://twitter.com/cabinetofficeuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cabinetofficeuk</a>. </p>
<p>I have total confidence in <a href="https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BorisJohnson</a> to take us out of the EU by 31 Oct. </p>
<p>Disaster awaits otherwise.</p>
<p>&mdash; Steve Baker MP (@SteveBakerHW) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveBakerHW/status/1154465833113927680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Mr Baker, a senior figure in the European Research Group (ERG) of Tories, said he did not want a repeat of the “powerlessness” he felt as a junior Brexit minister under Theresa May, with the work all being done by the Cabinet Office.</p>
<p>He insisted he had “total confidence” in the Prime Minister to deliver on his commitment to meet the October 31 Brexit deadline, but in a sign that hardliners will force him to keep the pledge Mr Baker said: “Disaster awaits otherwise.”</p>
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<p>In a further sign of the ERG’s stance, the group’s vice-chairman Mark Francois said it would oppose any attempt by Mr Johnson to bring back the deal thrashed out with Brussels, even if he succeeded in removing the Irish backstop – the most contentious element of the divorce deal.</p>
<p>He told the BBC’s Newsnight: “If there were any attempt to revive the Withdrawal Agreement, even without the backstop, the ERG would vote against it.”</p>
<p>Mr Francois said he believed Brussels would “blink” and agree to talks on a free trade deal instead.</p>
<p>Despite Mr Baker’s refusal to join his government, Mr Johnson filled a series of ministerial jobs outside the Cabinet, rewarding allies and removing MPs who would not sign up to his commitment to leave the EU on October 31 with or without a deal.</p>
<p>And in an effort to show he is acting on his Tory leadership campaign pledges, Mr Johnson announced that a drive to recruit extra police officers would begin in September.</p>
<p>The Prime Minister wants the process completed over the next three years.</p>
<p>“As I said on the steps of Downing Street this week, my job as Prime Minister is to make our streets safer,” Mr Johnson said.</p>
<p>People want to see more officers in their neighbourhoods, protecting the public and cutting crime. I promised 20,000 extra officers and that recruitment will now start in earnest</p>
<p>The Prime Minister wants the process completed over the next three years.</p>
<p>“As I said on the steps of Downing Street this week, my job as Prime Minister is to make our streets safer,” Mr Johnson said.</p>
<p>“People want to see more officers in their neighbourhoods, protecting the public and cutting crime.</p>
<p>“I promised 20,000 extra officers and that recruitment will now start in earnest.”</p>
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<p>He also set out plans to urgently review pilot schemes which make it easier for forces in England and Wales to carry out stop-and-search operations.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel have also set out plans for a new national policing board.</p>
<p>The panel will be chaired by the Home Secretary and bring together key police leaders, holding them to account for meeting the 20,000 officers target and working on a national response to other issues.</p>
<figure id="attachment_137073" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-137073" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="size-full wp-image-137073" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DC2057E0-4393-4F63-BDF3-A702FE01FF22.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="399" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-137073" class="wp-caption-text">Home Secretary Priti Patel</figcaption></figure>
<p>Ms Patel said: “Officers up and down the country put themselves in danger every day to keep us safe, they deserve our support.</p>
<p>“The rise we’ve seen in serious violence is deeply worrying. An additional 20,000 officers sends a clear message that we are committed to giving police the resources they need to tackle the scourge of crime.</p>
<p>“This is the start of a new relationship between the Government and the police working even more closely together to protect the public.”</p>
<p>But shadow police minister Louise Haigh said: “When it comes to policing, Boris Johnson simply cannot be trusted. He served in a government which promised to protect the police, then voted for brutal real-terms cuts.”</p>
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