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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot and Kiran Stacey

UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states

The shell of homes left after being destroyed in a fire.
The fire-gutted remains of homes on Quarry Park Road on 17 August in Stourbridge, England after a wildfire that broke out across the West Midlands. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty

UK citizens will be told to stock up on tinned food and take steps to ensure they are prepared for national emergencies as part of a new government campaign to improve the nation’s resilience.

The new campaign from the Cabinet Office will set out ways people can prepare for extreme weather events and potential attacks from hostile states, including stocking up on bottled water, sources told the Guardian.

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