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Politics
Andrew Quinn

SNP and Labour slam Tories after BP profits are £500m more than expected

Labour and the SNP have slammed the Tory Government after BP said it made more than half-a-billion pounds more than expected in just three months.

The oil giant said it made just under £4 billion in underlying replacement cost profit between January and March due to a strong performance in its oil trading business.

The profit is less than last year but apart from that is the best result BP has reported in at least a decade.

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