Every Briton should stockpile water and food supplies, government advises

Be Ready campaign aims to prepare UK for impact of climate crisis, technological dependency and threats by hostile state Every Briton is being urged to stock up to nine litres of bottled water and three days’ worth of food in new government guidance designed to ensure that households can survive a weather, cyber or other serious emergency.

Published 22-Oct-2026 22:00 UTC · First seen 22-Oct-2026 21:59 UTC

Sources

• The Guardian Australia · 22-Oct-2026