The UK government unveiled a 'Be Ready' civil preparedness campaign urging households to stock three days of supplies, alongside eased food tariffs and a tense Commons exchange over the Chagos Islands.

Security Minister Dan Jarvis told the Commons the government would launch a 'Be Ready' campaign urging citizens to stock three days of water and non-perishable food, as Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds announced eased tariffs on gherkins, baked beans and chocolate, while at Foreign Office Questions Ed Miliband tersely deflected Ben Obese-Jecty's question about Jonathan Powell's role in the Chagos fiasco.