It's a press release from the UK government, it's not actual reporting. The BBC tend to release these kind of things a couple of days before a policy announceme

It's a press release from the UK government, it's not actual reporting. The BBC tend to release these kind of things a couple of days before a policy announcement. Here's an example: Mar 14 "Ageing equipment puts Army at risk, MPs warn British army armoured vehicle. The British army is likely to find itself "outgunned" in any conflict with Russian forces" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56386446 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56386446 Then 3 days later a new UK foreign policy increasing military spending https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56391994 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56391994. The fact check here from the BBC is interesting: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/56417924 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/56417924 What happens here is that voters see the first article, it sits in their mind a bit and they think "well maybe we should increase military spending, we need a good armed forces" then lo and behold their wish comes true a few days later. We're just living in an real world Yes Minister episode.