
EMBATTLED Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to host a meeting with oil and gas chiefs in Aberdeen on Thursday after announcing a raid on their profits in a last-ditch attempt to head off the cost of living crisis.
Sunak, who has been embroiled in personal scandal in recent months as well as fending off attacks for his sluggish response to spiralling costs and slow growth, will face North Sea industry leaders after announcing a windfall tax on their profits last month.