North Sea windfall tax would ‘clobber companies’ and ‘deter investment’: UK PM

Boris Johnson resists calls for one-off levy on industry profits in fiery parliamentary clashes after BP official said supermajor is ‘possibly getting more cash than we know what to do with’

Clashes: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in the House of Commons in London on Wednesday — Clashes: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in the House of Commons in London on WednesdayPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX

Rob Watts

London

Boris Johnson BP Shell Keir Starmer North Sea

Published 9 February 2022, 17:28Updated 9 February 2022, 18:17