Key facts
- Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has stockpiled food and water due to national emergency concerns.
- The UK government plans to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030.
- Streeting urged the public to prepare household resilience with essential supplies.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has begun stockpiling food and water, citing rising threats to the UK and urging the public to prepare for household resilience. He stated that his department is already increasing spending in response to these concerns. Chancellor John Healey has outlined a plan to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030 and 3.5% by 2035, asking departments to find 1% cuts to fund this investment. Streeting emphasized the importance of deterring adversaries and being prepared to defeat them, while also stressing the need for careful spending and modernization.