UK: MPs call for energy windfall tax

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing mounting pressure from Labour MPs for a one-off windfall tax on energy firms which have recorded huge profits.

More than 80, some of them ministerial aides, say the money should go towards helping poor families pay energy bills.

Meanwhile, council leaders are calling for an annual levy to fund a home insulation programme.

The government says it is looking at a range of options. Energy firms warned a profits “raid” could put off investors.