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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Rachel Wearmouth & Lizzy Buchan

Boris Johnson again rejects windfall tax on energy giants despite BP's soaring profits

Boris Johnson has rejected calls for a windfall tax on energy firms' soaring profits despite Brits' rocketing bills.

It came as BP revealed its profits for the first three months of the year had more than doubled - to around £4.9bn - compared with the same period last year.

Labour's Keir Starmer has been urging the government to introduce a one-off levy on oil and gas giants as rising energy bills boost profits.

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