As Reporter Lewis Denison explains, an emergency alert was sent to millions of people in England and Wales on Friday, amid dozens of raging wildfires.
The government sent the emergency alert on Friday evening, which began appearing on mobile devices from 7pm, in "the most extensive use" of the UK’s mobile phone alert system.
But the Conservatives say the alert was not necessary #politics @itvnews
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