<p>PM’s revelation follows launch of advice for households to have enough water and food to get by in civil emergency</p><p>Andy Burnham has stockpiles of beans, soup and Twiglets in case of a civil emergency, he has said, adding that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/22/britain-prepare-infrastructure-attacks-hostile-states-wes-streeting">a new government campaign</a> was not reason for panic buying.</p><p>The prime minister was questioned on his domestic supply situation after the Be Ready campaign advised households to have enough bottled water and long-life food to keep going in case of an emergency, such as one caused by a weather event or cyber-attack or something else.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/23/andy-burnham-emergency-stockpile-twiglets">Continue reading...</a>