Starmer hits out at energy costs while oil companies' profits rise

During Prime Minister's question time today, Sir Keir Starmer focussed most of his questions on the energy price cap increase and the government's plans to loan money to consumers. 

He said the Prime Minister should look at the bumper profits reported by the oil companies - Shell up £14 billion, BP up £95 billion. Every second of the day they had made £750 extra profit from rising prices. At the same time, households were facing an extra £700 a year on their bills. 

He questioned why the government was forcing loans on families when they should be asking those companies with an unexpected windfall to pay more to keep household bills down. 

Boris Johnson said Labour would hit the energy companies at precisely the moment that they should be encouraged to go for more gas.