BP

The energy giant, BP, today (8 February) announced profits of $12.8bn, the highest level in eight years, leading to renewed calls for a windfall tax on fossil fuel companies to cover the cost of rising energy bills. Surging oil and gas prices have led to large consumer energy price hikes in the UK with the typical household expected to see its electricity and gas bill rise by £693 (54 per cent) this April. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r