Will Britain say all 32 government services it switched off are back, by Oct 31?

Call opened Oct 23, 2026 · days to weeks · the question's wording never changes after it is published
Open · resolves Oct 31, 2026

The index says: a toss-up (50%). Graded on that date, right or wrong, in public.

Why the index thinks so

The services went dark as a precaution on Oct 22, the patch exists, and restoration is a testing problem rather than a technical one. Against: no restoration update had been published by the evening of Oct 23, and a third PHP bug waits for the next regular release, which may keep cautious teams offline longer.

What would move it

GOV.UK service status pages; NCSC statements; the Cabinet Office's briefing to Parliament.

The exact question: The UK government says all 32 digital services it took offline over PHP2Shell are back online by Oct 31

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