PMQs: Sir Keir Starmer calls for windfall tax to tackle looming cost of living crisis

Sir Keir Starmer has urged the government to do more to help households tackle the looming cost of living crisis.

During PMQs, the Labour leader called for a windfall tax on the 'super profits' of companies such as BP and Shell and use the money to cut household energy bills.

[Superlativ]

"but they will just raise prices" - just cap their prices, these companies always safeguard their massive profits whilst the normal folk get charged for them to maintain their greed.

[nextlevel]

There are many (I am one of them) who's relatively normal but generally happy life has been upended and near destroyed through the pandemic. Meanwhile, the rich got richer, oligarchs are trying to hide assets and mp's are getting payrises. Had enough to be honest.

[annealbrecht]

Stop the £2000 increase in mp’s salaries, it’s madness they get an increase in these hard times

[garethbanyard]

I never thought I'd say this but keir Starmer is right these profits must be reduced to help the tax payer. If the government put a cap on profits oil and energy giants won't be able to increase prices to counter there cuts

[lokischildren]

Well said Mr stamer. Never in the field of human conflict has a British prime minister lied so much for so long too a nation

[jnae]

They should be taxing the oil company's they are making billions out of joe public

[samwebb]

Isn't it sad that end-user costs always go up instead of profit margins being affected.

[phil]

The Tory party needs to reduce their dependence on curropt Russian donations.

[cobbler]

Privatisation of essential services has been a disaster. Excessive profits with no investment.

[Victor-ggvh]

and in April MPs get a £2.000 pay rise on top of their expenses claims reimbursements.

[afthoniaafkartis]

£200 support for £1400++ oil or gas, is no where near the support needed. What’s the alternative to hydrocarbon fuelled heating systems?

[cobbler]

Overnight the price of petrol jumps because the traders are worried about something. The petrol will have been bought at a hedged price the the petrol in the garage fuel tank is still the same as the day before.

[bettyholmes]

Why don’t All energy providers cancell their Standing charge on bills to help consumers

[chrislegg]

If only the government hadn't of sold off the utility companies in the first place.

[carolanngibb]

It makes me laugh when they talk about the mess Labour made, yet the conservatives have been in government for ten years,

[cobbler]

Johnson is looking to see how mates can benefit from this situation.

[anthonyprouse]

Norway kept their oil for the benefit of their people, the British allowed "western oligarchs" to take it's oil, AND the british taxpayer has to pay for the clean up!

[beefcakes]

Boris "He's a bloody lunatic."

[lemmyrichards]

This government will need to do something or come election day they will be out on their asses.

[razkhan]

too much emphasis on the war and we feel for them but the british people are suffering and forgotten
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