Andy Burnham slaps down Angela Rayner's 'mascara and wine' 'survival kit' as he defends the stockpiling advice
Quizzed on BBC Radio 5 Live, the Prime Minister said wine was not your 'best first port of call' in a crisis, though Britons could still have 'a glass or two'. His own emergency cupboard holds beans, soup and Twiglets. The Be Ready campaign urges three days of bottled water, tinned food, cash and a wind-up radio. Supermarkets say the rollout left them blindsided and called it 'shambolic'.
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner had joked that Sauvignon Blanc would have a place in her emergency supplies.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting urged the public to be 'alert but not alarmed' amid scaremongering claims.
Retailers had been promised a 'low key' launch with security minister Dan Jarvis as its public face.
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GB NewsAndy Burnham slaps down Angela Rayner over 'mascara and wine' survival kit as PM defends stockpilingDaily MailThe Doomsday preppers stockpiling food and essentials as they warn government's 'Be Ready' survival checklist will leave Britons unprepared in an emergencyThe SunPM says booze shouldn't be priority in emergency kit in case of attack by RussiaThe Guardian‘Realistic and reassuring’: UK public ‘responding calmly’ to Be Ready campaignEvening StandardBurnham defends stockpiling advice as ‘unexpected events’ become more commonCity A.M.Supermarkets blindsided by ‘shambolic’ stockpiling warningThe GuardianTinned food, loo roll and power banks: the Brits following advice to stockpileEvening StandardStreeting urges public be ‘alert not alarmed’ amid call to stock up for a crisis
