Defence Secretary calls for national conversation on resilience
Wes Streeting urges the UK to discuss preparedness and practical resilience during the launch of the Defence Insider app.
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The Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting, has called for a national conversation about resilience and preparedness, saying the country needs to think about practical steps before a major emergency. Speaking during the launch of a new app called Defence Insider, he said the UK should consider how it would cope with events such as power cuts, extreme weather and flooding.
Mr Streeting pointed to the recent summer of wildfires and the approaching winter as reasons to act now. He asked whether people would know where to keep a torch, or whether they had matches and candles, in the event of a power cut. He said the country needed to have a conversation about its resilience and preparedness before turning to scenarios of attack.
The app, which aims to provide in-depth analysis of defence and security issues, features an interview with Mr Streeting by a defence and security editor. The interview is available through a QR code. The launch also included discussion with other experts about what the app would offer.
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| Claim | Sky News |
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| Streeting asked whether people know where to keep a torch in a power cut. | |
| Streeting called for a national conversation on resilience and preparedness. | |
| The Defence Insider app aims to provide in-depth analysis of defence and security issues. |
Channel Perspectives
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Sky News used the launch of its own app to secure an exclusive interview with the Defence Secretary, framing the story around the app's purpose and Streeting's call for a national conversation on resilience. The tone was promotional, highlighting the app's features and the interview's availability, while also reporting Streeting's practical questions about preparedness.
- “I Think we do need to have a national conversation about our resilience as a country and our Preparedness”
- “Let's think about resilience today. We've just had a summer of wildfires across the country lots of communities across the UK will be looking to winter with trepidation about extremely cold weather or flooding”
- “Would you know where you keep a torch? Have you even got? matches or candles”
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