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Defence Secretary Wes Streeting urges UK to prepare for emergencies and hostile acts

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Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has urged the public and businesses to prepare for emergencies, including natural disasters, cyber attacks and state-sponsored terrorism. Speaking on Thursday at a tank gun barrel factory in Telford, he said the government is launching a “national resilience conversation” to raise awareness of emerging risks. He pointed to flooding and wildfires, and to cyber attacks that could knock out payment systems used by businesses. The Guardian reports that he also said hostile powers could target everyday infrastructure. The Guardian adds that European states have raised concerns about sabotage, with Russia named as the main concern.

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Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the government is launching a national resilience conversation on Thursday to prepare the public for emergencies.
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Streeting said the public and businesses should prepare for natural disasters, cyber attacks and state-sponsored terrorism.
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Streeting said cyber attacks could knock out payment systems used by businesses and disrupt supply chains.
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Streeting pointed to flooding and wildfires as natural risks the public should consider.
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Streeting said Britain should prepare for hostile powers targeting everyday infrastructure.
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BBC reports that the government’s advice to households includes stocking up on food, bottled water and first aid supplies.
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All three outlets report that Defence Secretary Wes Streeting urged the public to prepare for emergencies, including cyber attacks, flooding and wildfires. The centre outlets stress the national resilience conversation and public readiness, while the Guardian stresses hostile-state threats to infrastructure and the wider Russian sabotage context.

the left
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The Guardian headlines the threat from hostile states to infrastructure, framing the speech as a warning about state-backed attacks.
UK must prepare for infrastructure attacks by hostile states, says Streeting
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the center
2 outlets
Both centre outlets headline the government’s call for public and business preparedness for emergencies and hostile acts, framing Streeting as the source of a warning.
UK needs to be ready for emergencies and hostile acts, warns Streeting
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He said on Thursday the public should consider how to respond to so-called hybrid warfare risks, such as cyber-attacks that could knock out payment systems…
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From the left

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hostile states targeting infrastructure
state-sponsored terrorism
Russian sabotage and rearmament context

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The GuardianLeft
UK must prepare for infrastructure attacks by hostile states, says Streeting
Warning by defence secretary comes as he opens a tank gun barrel factory in the West Midlands Business live – latest updates The defence secretary, Wes Streeting, has said Britain should prepare for the threat of “state-sponsored terrorism” by hostile powers targeting everyday …
4 hr agoRead at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)

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public and business preparedness
natural disasters and cyber attacks
national resilience conversation

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UK needs to be ready for emergencies and hostile acts, warns Streeting
The defence secretary warned the public and businesses needed to think about how they would cope with natural disasters and cyber attacks.
1 hr agoRead at BBC News (opens in a new tab)
Sky NewsCenter
Streeting launches new push to prepare UK for emergencies and hostile acts
The government will on Thursday launch a new push to prepare the UK to be more resilient for any kind of emergency, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has revealed.
8 hr agoRead at Sky News (opens in a new tab)

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3 hr 29 min later
Its first report, Oct 22, 9:38 AM EDT
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Sky News, Oct 22, 6:09 AM EDT
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Sky NewsCenterOct 22, 6:09 AM EDT
The GuardianLeftOct 22, 9:38 AM EDT
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Defence Secretary Wes Streeting urges UK to prepare for emergencies and hostile acts

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UK must prepare for infrastructure attacks by hostile states, says Streeting

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UK needs to be ready for emergencies and hostile acts, warns Streeting

Streeting launches new push to prepare UK for emergencies and hostile acts

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