TINNED FOOD FOR EMERGENCIES: IS THE UK PREPARING FOR THE WORST?

Thu 27 August 2026:

According to a Financial Times report, the British government will urge the public to stockpile tinned food and water in preparation for emergencies such as extreme weather or cyber-attacks.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to encourage people to get ready, as the new administration prioritises national resilience in response to threats from Russia and this summer’s heatwaves.

The news came after Moscow recently said there would be “consequences” for the UK providing Ukraine with British-made drones used for strikes in Russia.

However, in a Monday speech outside Kyiv’s St. Sophia cathedral marking the anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, Burnham said he would not be deterred from providing aid to Ukraine.

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According to the report, the government is accelerating work on its “war book,” a manual for the defense of the nation against external threats – as well as planning a social media campaign with advice to help people to deal with the impacts of extreme weather, such as the heat waves which have hit the country this summer.

A source told the financial daily: “There will be practical advice on things you can do to improve domestic resilience, like having some bottled water and tinned food. It will be common sense, not scaremongering.”

Last month, the government updated its national risk register, with the risk of interference in the UK’s democratic process added to it.

Experts are also said to have warned that extreme heat and ongoing droughts are putting the UK at risk of its “worst food security crisis in decades.”

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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