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The Latest Breaking News from Chris OShea

British Gas owner doubles boss’s pay to £8m – despite qualms over previous rise

Details of Chris O’Shea’s ballooning package emerge in Centrica’s annual report after company reports bumper profits

The Guardian - UK

British Gas profits leap from £72m to £751m in a year

Unite union says UK energy supplier’s bumper results ‘come off the back of exorbitant energy bills’

The Guardian - UK

Boss of British Gas owner says it is ‘impossible to justify’ his £4.5m pay

Centrica’s Chris O’Shea says no point trying to when millions of customers are struggling to pay energy bills

The Guardian - UK

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Almost 5000 excess winter deaths caused by cold homes last year, MPs warned

Almost 5000 excess winter deaths were caused by cold homes last year, a charity has warned MPs.

The National (Scotland)

Warning of fresh winter spike in energy prices as gas costs climb

Ofgem’s next price cap announcement will come in August

Evening Standard

Revealed: ‘Big Six’ energy firm bosses paid enough in 2022 to power 23,000 homes for a year

Exclusive: Board members and other top executives at major gas and electric companies received nearly £60m in salaries and bonuses last year

The Independent UK

Home energy bills likely to remain high, says British Gas owner

Centrica CEO warns against complacency as gas prices remain more than double level seen before Ukraine invasion

The Guardian - UK

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Centrica’s supine shareholders should look further than the share price

Russian invasion of Ukraine meant it was easy for Centrica to greatly exceed financial targets, so does the CEO deserve his vast bonus?

The Guardian - UK

Boss of British Gas owner avoids revolt over £4.5m pay packet

Centrica chief Chris O’Shea’s remuneration backed by 93% of shareholders at AGM despite union outcry

The Guardian - UK

UK's richest fatcats get gigantic 40percent pay rise - SIX times the average salary

The Mirror analysed figures for all 60 FTSE 100 companies that have published annual reports this year. We looked at total packages for 120 bosses - of those, 54 earned more than last year and 49 made less

Daily Mirror

The absurd arithmetic behind Centrica boss’s bonus

Last year Chris O’Shea spurned his annual bonus, this year he’s taking the full whack. What’s changed?

The Guardian - UK

Boss of British Gas owner sparks outrage with £4.5m pay packet

Chris O’Shea told to examine his conscience amid investigation into treatment of vulnerable customers

The Guardian - UK

Boss of British Gas owner sees pay increase fivefold to £4.5m

Chris O’Shea’s remuneration package rose significantly last year, partly because he had waived his right to a bonus the year before

Evening Standard

British Gas refuses to admit prepayment meter failings leaving MPs 'astonished'

Energy companies faced a dramatic grilling by MPs following reports of debt collectors forcibly breaking into vulnerable customers' homes to fit prepayment meters

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

Ban on forced prepayment meters will continue beyond March, says Ofgem

Head of Great Britain’s energy regulator tells MPs installations will not resume without adherence to forthcoming code of practice

Birmingham Post

British Gas owner Centrica extends life of Lancashire nuclear power station

The power station will now close in March 2026, two years later than originally planned

The Guardian - UK

British Gas debt agents made third of all applications to force-fit prepay meters

Exclusive: Arvato, which fitted the meters in England and Wales, made 122,536 requests and had only 11 rejected

Daily Record

Sick pensioner hit with £1171 gas bill and forced to use funeral savings to pay

Widower Barry Seckerson, who suffers from numerous health issues, needs to use the heating to alleviate his symptoms.

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Wales Online

Widower, 82, raids his funeral savings to meet soaring energy bills as supplier's profits rocket

Barry, who has serious health problems, is furious that Centrica fat cat is in line for £1.6million bonus

Daily Mirror

British Gas customer, 82, forced to raid his funeral funds after energy bill quadruples

Barry Seckerson has been left struggling to afford his energy bills which have more than quadrupled over winter and says he has no choice but dip into his funeral savings

The Independent UK

Centrica boss urged to waive £1.6m bonus – but refuses to discuss it

‘Too early to have conversation’ abount bonus, says chief executive after record profits spark outrage

Insider UK

Centrica boss defends profit spike despite fury from campaigners and politicians and claims of 'broken' energy market

Chris O'Shea says profits support push to net zero and ultimately lower bills

Bristol Post

Bristol pub owner accuses energy company of ‘blatant profiteering' after £7K bill

He was initially handed the huge bill when his contract with British Gas came to an end

Daily Record

Funding cut to vital Glasgow homelessness service would be a disaster for vulnerable people

Record View says a preventable rise in rough sleeping would be a disgrace.

Daily Mirror

British Gas chief urged to reject massive £1.6m bonus as millions face huge energy bills

Chief executive Chris O’Shea is expected to be in line for the windfall on the back of a soaring profits at the energy giant, which is forecast to announce a £3billion haul this Thursday

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