Andy Burnham's emergency alert backfires as Britons 'opt out' of receiving new signals

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Andy Burnham's emergency alert backfires as Britons 'opt out' of receiving new signals

The Government’s emergency alert system has backfired following the wildfire warning as thousands of Britons have begun looking into ways to block all emergency warnings. Friday saw an unexpected alert sent to millions of mobile phones at around 7pm with no warning. Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged Britons to take the warning “seriously,” however, following the alert, posts could be seen on various social media p…