As lenders’ profits soar, calls grow for a levy to help new PM ease cost of living pressures on households It has been a stellar week for UK banks. Fuelled by high interest rates and market turbulence rippling out from the US war on Iran, major lenders have revealed soaring half-year profits tha...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/05/bank-windfall-tax-history-andy-burnham-cost-of-living)