Boris Johnson has refused to rule out slapping a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas giants as pressure mounts on the Government to ease the cost of living crisis.
The Prime Minister said he didn't like this type of levy but said "we'll have to look at it" - in the strongest signal yet that the idea is being considered.
Brits are being clobbered by rising energy bills while firms rake in huge earnings - with senior Tory MP Robert Halfon describing oil bosses as the "new oligarchs".
