Government launches Be Ready campaign as Streeting urges UK to prepare for emergencies and hostile acts

Summary

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting revealed that the government would on Thursday 22 October launch a new push to prepare the UK to be more resilient for any kind of emergency, Sky News reported, and Metro UK that Streeting warned that people need to be better prepared for emergencies as the government launched a new campaign. The Guardian reported Streeting's warning that the UK must prepare for infrastructure attacks by hostile states, and The Independent that ministers issued a 'be ready' checklist as governments and companies worldwide took websites offline after an alert over a widespread cyber-security issue. Streeting warned of 'state-sponsored terrorism' and cyber attacks causing food shortages, according to The Independent, and that the public and businesses needed to think about how they would cope with natural disasters and cyber attacks, according to BBC News. Ministers urged households to stock up on essential items amid a growing risk of natural disasters, cyber attacks or state-sponsored terrorism, the Financial Times reported, the Evening Standard reporting that Streeting urged Londoners to stockpile three days' worth of food and water amid cyberattack fears, and Streeting then urged the public to be 'alert not alarmed', households being urged to be prepared with three days of key supplies if everyday services are temporarily disrupted, according to the Evening Standard and The Independent.

Latest: Defence Secretary Wes Streeting urged the public to be 'alert not alarmed' amid a call to stock up for a crisis, households being urged to be prepared with three days of key supplies if everyday services are temporarily disrupted, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported.

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