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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Fiona Harvey, Environment editor

UK has ‘no future’ if it fails to act on ecosystem collapse threatening national security

A person surveying empty shelves in the fruit and veg section of a supermarket in London
Food shortages could hit the UK within five years as a result of the collapse of overseas ecosystems, according to the report. Photograph: James Veysey/Shutterstock

Members of parliament have demanded full publication of an explosive report by the UK’s spy leaders that found the collapse of ecosystems overseas would have catastrophic consequences for the UK’s national security, warning that the UK has “no future” if the findings are not urgently acted on.

Despite growing concerns for the UK’s food security, likely to be worsened by the third heatwave this summer currently afflicting the UK and swathes of the northern hemisphere, the government has refused to publish the full report, which has circulated among defence officials for more than a year.

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