Andy Burnham tells Brits not to stockpile booze for a Russian attack but says he keeps beans and Twiglets
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner had joked her emergency stash would hold a bottle of sauvignon blanc and mascara. Prime Minister Andy Burnham told BBC Radio 5 Live that wine was not the 'best first port of call' in a crisis. He conceded people could still have 'a glass or two'. The 'Be Ready' campaign urges every household to store three days of water, food, cash and a wind-up radio.
Retail sources branded the rollout 'shambolic', saying supermarkets were briefed only days beforehand.
Officials initially checked water supply only with Thames Water, not bottled water suppliers.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting urged Brits to be 'alert but not alarmed' over Russian threats.
More
The SunPM says booze shouldn't be priority in emergency kit in case of attack by RussiaDaily MailThe Doomsday preppers stockpiling food and essentials as they warn government's 'Be Ready' survival checklist will leave Britons unprepared in an emergencyThe Guardian‘Realistic and reassuring’: UK public ‘responding calmly’ to Be Ready campaignThe TelegraphAndy Burnham: Don’t stockpile booze in national crisisThe GuardianAndy Burnham says he has emergency stockpile of beans, soup and TwigletsEvening StandardBurnham defends stockpiling advice as ‘unexpected events’ become more commonCity A.M.Supermarkets blindsided by ‘shambolic’ stockpiling warningHuffPostU.K. Tells Public To Keep Three Days' Emergency Supplies At HomeDaily RecordWhere to buy a wind-up radio as Brits warned 'be ready' for emergenciesThe HeraldUK households urged to prepare for three days of disruption in emergenciesThe 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
