Critics claimed the case for hiking a windfall tax on energy giant was “overwhelming” after BP revealed profits of more than £900 a second on Tuesday.
The oil and gas goliath announced a forecast-shattering £7.1billion haul for the three months to September, more than double what it raked in the same time last year.
BP said it was so awash with excess cash it planned to hand another £2.2billion to investors by buying back some of its own shares.
