UK needs to be ready for emergencies and hostile acts, warns Streeting
UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has urged citizens to prepare for national emergencies, including cyber attacks, natural disasters, and supply chain disruptions. The government is launching a 'Be Ready' campaign to encourage households to stock up on essential supplies like food and water.
Why it matters
This reflects a growing trend of governments shifting responsibility for disaster preparedness onto individual households amid rising geopolitical and climate-related instability.
Image source, AFP via Getty Images By Tara Mewawalla Published 28 minutes ago Members of the public and businesses need to think more about how they would cope with natural disasters, cyber attacks or state-sponsored terrorism, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting says.
Streeting warned people needed to be more aware of emerging risks facing the UK and make plans to deal with them.
He added that the government was launching a "national resilience conversation" to raise awareness, including advice for households like stocking up on food, bottled water and first aid supplies.
Last month Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle said people should prepare for extreme weather as the strongest El Niño event in a generation develops over the Pacific Ocean.
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