UK Government to Tell Citizens to Stockpile Food and Water for Emergencies

The UK Cabinet Office is launching a public resilience campaign urging households to keep at least three days of tinned food, bottled water, and emergency supplies, the Guardian reported on 25 August 2026. The drive addresses extreme weather, cyber-attacks, and hostile-state threats. A Cobra meeting on wildfires and drought warnings, an Iran-linked power-plant cyber-attack, and Russian escalation warnings over UK missile-blueprint sharing to Ukraine form the backdrop. The Cabinet Office says it aims to free state resources for the most vulnerable during crises.