HSBC and BP have become the latest industry giants to announce profit bonanzas, helped by the Middle East conflict, while ordinary households are left reeling by the financial fall-out. It has prompted new calls for the companies to pay more to offset the impact - but what are chances?

Campaigners have accused the company of being ‘price shock profiteers’ during the conflict.

The TUC says there is a "mountain of evidence" for new PM Andy Burnham and Chancellor John Healey to announce a windfall tax on banks' booming profits in the autumn Budget