Britons urged to stockpile food supplies amid fears nation will be shut off from outside world

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Britons urged to stockpile food supplies amid fears nation will be shut off from outside world.

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Britons have been urged to stockpile food supplies amid fears the nation will be shut off from the outside world in the event of war.Labour peer Lord Harris of Haringey, the chairman of the National Preparedness Commission, has warned the UK lacks a a large stockpile of "strategic raw materials" to improve national resilience.Lord Harris argued that Britain has the "the most open economy amongst the G20" and imports a large proportion of supplies necessary for life, such as food, medicine and key raw materials.He raised fears the country could be "shut off" in the event of a conflict, with a need to divert existing resources to the military.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say His remarks were made in the House of Lords as it discussed the delayed Defence Readiness Bill, which was recommended by the Strategic Defence Review more than a year ago but was omitted from the King's Speech in May.The Bill would provide powers to mobilise reserves and industry should a crisis escalate into...

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