Britain’s biggest oil and gas companies have scored bumper profits in the middle of the cost of living crisis which will leave families facing £3,850 average bills in January.
The energy giants faced a storm of political anger as they reported staggering profit figures.
British Gas owner Centrica announced a five-fold increase in profits to £1.3billion in first half of year while oil giants Shell had profits hitting a record of £9.4 billion.
