[benashford]

> If the government is saying the cost will be £14.5B then they must think only 1.5M people will sign up

It's not a government proposal. It's not even a proposal of the opposition, or anyone who would potentially be in a position to actually enact it.

The headline isn't wrong, but the prominence the BBC has given it could trick people into thinking its an official (or at least serious unofficial) proposal.