ENERGY bosses have called on the government to “immediately” step up to protect the most vulnerable from predicted £250 price hikes sparked by the US-Israeli attack on Iran.Trade body Energy UK, which boasts a highly profitable membership including BP, Shell and Centrica — whose UK residential arm British Gas alone coined in £224 million in pre-tax profit in 2025 — issued the call as world oil and gas prices soared.

ENERGY bosses have called on the government to “immediately” step up to protect the most vulnerable from predicted £250 price hikes sparked by the US-Israeli attack on Iran.

Trade body Energy UK, which boasts a highly profitable membership including BP, Shell and Centrica — whose UK residential arm British Gas alone coined in £224 million in pre-tax profit in 2025 — issued the call as world oil and gas prices soared.

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