Brits to be told ‘stock up on bottled water & tinned food to prepare for threats including cyber attacks & weather’

NewsUK News BRITS are reportedly to be told to stock up on water and tinned food to prepare for threats posed by cyber attacks and weather. Andy Burnham’s government is understood to be preparing a campaign to warn households how to be ready for severe disruption. Extreme weather and hostile state action could spark the need for national resilience Credit: Alamy Brits may be told to stock up on tinned food and bottled water Credit: Getty It comes after it was revealed that a cyber attack on a UK energy facility, thought to be linked to Iran, shut down the facility. Work on a government “war book” is said to have been accelerated after ex-PM Keir Starmer said there could be an attack by Russia against Nato as soon as 2030. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The “war book” is a detailed manual for the defence of the UK from external threats. Amid the rising tensions, people are believed they will be told to ensure they have emergency supplies like canned food and water on hand. The Financial Times reports that a focus has been put on national resilience after Russia threatened the UK with “consequences” when British drones were used by Ukraine in long-range strikes. Seperately, the attack on a UK energy facility, allegedly by Iran, has prompted claims that the country’s infrastructure is vulnerable. Dieter Helm, professor of economic policy at Oxford university, said the UK’s energy system was “very vulnerable” to cyber attacks. He added that it was time for ministers to “wake up and smell the coffee.” Most read in The Sun Downing Street has insisted that Britain had “One of the most resilient energy systems in the world”, however. Officials confirmed that Andy Burnham is making preparations for the country to face severe disruption. Darren Jones, former Cabinet Office minister, announced at the end of Keir Starmer’s premiership that work was being sped-up on “updating the government ‘war book.'” The manual was last updated in 2004. A social media campaign is now reportedly being prepared to tell people how to prepare for disruption caused by weather, hostile state action or cyber attacks. A source told the Financial Times: “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.” The Cabinet Office said: “Safeguarding national security is the first priority of any government. “We’re committed to raising awareness of simple steps households can take to make themselves more resilient, as well as driving forward the Home Defence Programme to build our country’s preparedness for various threats.” Comment now