Parliamentary inquiry into UAP - civil servants actually taking it seriously now?

Something shifted recently. A mate who works in Whitehall mentioned (off the record, mostly) that there's been actual inter-departmental discussion about UAP phenomenon and government transparency. Not a full inquiry yet but apparently MPs have been asking uncomfortable questions about why UK doesn't have anything like the American UAP Task Force.

The key point: it's no longer completely taboo to discuss this in government circles without being laughed out of the room. That's new.

I can't share specifics obviously but it suggests pressure from above is working. Americans are releasing UAP videos and Congress is holding hearings, so Westminster can't just ignore it anymore. Our government hates looking incompetent.

Anyone got contacts in government who might know what's happening behind closed doors? Or seen any FOIA requests that might have turned up relevant docs?

This is the real story - not whether UFOs exist but why governments pretended they didn't for 70 years. The cover-up is the scandal, not the phenomenon itself.

Once America started being open about it (even slightly) the UK had to follow suit or look ridiculous. Geopolitical embarrassment works where public pressure doesn't.

A mate who works in Whitehall mentioned (off the record, mostly)

How much weight should we give to anonymous "I know someone in government" posts though? Everyone online claims to have insider knowledge but nobody ever produces the goods. Not having a go at you specifically but this is how misinformation spreads.

File a FOIA request yourself rather than waiting for others to do it. Ask for departmental memos about UAP policy or disclosure. The government's responses are often redacted to buggery but sometimes interesting stuff slips through.

The Americans' UAP stuff is probably just classified military hardware anyway. The UK doesn't have anything interesting so there's nothing to disclose. We're not exactly leading in aerospace tech.