Oil profits boom on ‘war bonus’ as Trump blasts energy giants for ‘making too much money’ - as it happened

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While oil company profits soar, farmers across Europe are warning of a slump in food production and rising prices as crops suffer as a result of extreme heat, drought and wildfires.

Olive groves have also been hit as the climate crisis drives temperatures across the continent to fresh record highs, meaning the cost of olive oil – already at elevated levels – is expected to start rising again.

[BP] prioritises paying shareholders over looking after workers and ordinary people whilst reaping a ‘war bonus’ because of the Iran conflict.

The war isn’t only a humanitarian disaster but an economic one for ordinary people, who have ended up paying the price of a ‘Trump Tax’ as the cost of energy rises.