Government won’t put together ‘shopping list’ for public to stockpile for emergency – UK politics live

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Taylor, H. (2026, October 23). Government won’t put together ‘shopping list’ for public to stockpile for emergency – UK politics live. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/23/uk-warnings-stockpile-storm-austen-treasury-autumn-budget-latest-news-updates

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The Guardian · collected 2026-10-23 · by Harry Taylor

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The UK government has clarified that it will not provide a specific shopping list for citizens to prepare emergency supplies during disasters, despite urging people to stockpile enough provisions for 72 hours. Instead, the government plans to offer guidance on its website and through an information campaign. Additionally, Chancellor John Healey is set to present his first budget in five days, with intentions to reduce red tape for businesses by cutting £800 million worth of bureaucratic requirements.
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Harry Taylor
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BBC Radio 4 London Manchester Royal British Legion Times Radio

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Andy Burnham PERSON · 2× Healey PERSON · 2× Murray PERSON · 2× Burnham PERSON · 1× Harry Taylor PERSON · 1× John Healey PERSON · 1× London GPE · 1× Manchester GPE · 1× Royal British Legion ORG · 1× Times Radio ORG · 1×

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However Murray told Times Radio this morning: “This is not about the Government sending out a shopping list to everyone in the country. “This is about putting the right information there on the government website, having an information campaign so that people are aware about it and then people taking the right choices for themselves about what they need to make sure they have supplies of at home.” Meanwhile it’s five days until Healey’s budget, and Murray was asked on BBC Radio 4 whether he would be reducing red tape for business. He said cutting “pointless bureaucracy” was “at the heart of what the Chancellor is going to be thinking about”.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23
🔮 The Government has said that will not be putting together a “shopping list” for the public to buy in anticipation of a disaster, despite launching a campaign on Thursday which told people to stock up on supplies.
2026-10-23 · The Guardian
Government won’t put together ‘shopping list’ for public to stockpile for emergency – UK politics live · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

Andy Burnham has been meeting armed forces veterans and Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal collectors to mark the start of the year’s campaign. asserted
Burnham → meet → campaign
Burnham welcomed them to Number 10 North’s office in central Manchester, contrary to the usual convention of making a donation to the cause on the steps of Number 10 in Downing Street. asserted
Burnham → welcome → Street
Good morning from London, where we’re less than a week from Andy Burnham and John Healey’s first budget, and the Government has been telling people to build up 72 hours of supplies in case of a disaster. asserted
Government → ’re → disaster
We’ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. asserted
We → bring → day
I’m Harry Taylor. asserted
I → ’m → ?
The Government has said that will not be putting together a “shopping list” for the public to buy in anticipation of a disaster, despite launching a campaign on Thursday which told people to stock up on supplies. asserted
which → say → supplies
However Murray told Times Radio this morning: “This is not about the Government sending out a shopping list to everyone in the country. “This is about putting the right information there on the government website, having an information campaign so that people are aware about it and then people taking the right choices for themselves about what they need to make sure they have supplies of at home.” Meanwhile it’s five days until Healey’s budget, and Murray was asked on BBC Radio 4 whether he would be reducing red tape for business. He said cutting “pointless bureaucracy” was “at the heart of what the Chancellor is going to be thinking about”. asserted
Chancellor → tell → what
Healey said the Treasury would aim to cut £800m of red tape for businesses at the budget, including reduced reporting requirements. asserted
Treasury → say → requirements
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