Rishi Sunak renews national service push as he warns Britain must prepare for cyberattacks




Assessing the recent string of cyberattacks and bomb threats on planes, online, in schools and in supermarkets, Mr Sunak argued that there was a need for a “resilience corps” back in 2024.He explained: “What I’d seen as prime minister – the constant probing by our enemies, which didn’t distinguish between civilian and military – had convinced me we would soon need some kind of resilience corps.”The cyberattacks on European supermarkets, with fridges remotely set to 50C so the food spoils, show this is our new reality. Defence spending won’t stop that. Responsibility for our security can’t just be subcontracted to the military.”Taking aim at Labour’s newly announced “Be Ready” scheme, which encourages Britons to prepare and stockpile essential goods in case of an attack or disaster, Mr Sunak said there must be a “culture change”.