The only reason Somers talked about it was because the DR was making up even lower figures. He was asked a question and either had to give the right figure or lie, or else a no comment would have been seen as confirming the DR's made up number. Despite all the focus on press regulation in recent years it"s still perfectly possible for a rag like the DR to deliberately harm a Plc by printing complete fabrications and attributing them to a mystery 'source'.