# POLL: Should the UK be preparing for WW3?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/poll-should-the-uk-be-preparing-for-ww3/
- Published: 2026-11-07T08:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T09:25:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2262924/should-uk-prep-ww3-poll
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Badenoch says Britain is unprepared for hybrid threats.
- The Government advises households to keep three days of supplies.
- Labour and the Conservatives traded claims over defence readiness.

## Summary

Kemi Badenoch says the UK is unprepared for modern threats, including cyberattacks on infrastructure and food supplies, and argues the Government is not committing enough to defence. Her comments have prompted a political dispute over readiness and whether households should prepare for major emergencies.

The Government’s Be Ready campaign asks households to learn how to shut off their water, gas and electricity, and to keep three days of essentials such as food, water, batteries and medication. It is the first stage of a three-year effort focused on disruptions including extreme weather. Defence Minister Luke Pollard responded by pointing to Conservative-era cuts to the armed forces.

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