Huge profits made by energy giants British Gas and Shell and the closure of the Tavistock clinic lead the papers
A number of Friday's papers lead with the news of the huge profits made this year by energy giants British Gas and Shell. The Daily Mirror reports that Centrica, which owns British Gas, has made £1.3bn in six months while Shell made £9.4bn in just three, figures labelled "truly obscene" by the paper at a time when households are "wondering how they will pay sky-high energy bills".
The paper says the Cabinet Office is investigating multiple leaks from inside Whitehall that were intended to damage certain candidates who were jostling to become prime minister.The Daily Express reports that Rishi Sunak, one of the two candidates left in the race, has vowed to double the number of foreign criminals deported if he becomes prime minister.
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