how much profit would the big supermarkets have made - since the price increase? it s notjust shoppers asking questions in belfast today. over in westminster, mps had plenty of them too. gordon gafa for tesco, are you doing enough to help your customers? at tesco at the moment we are the most competitive we have ever been. but were they profiteering? as i said before, we make, and this is the whole group, tip in every pound. which i don t think is an example of profiteering. a 25% reduction in our full year profitability in 2022 wouldn t i dictate or reflect that comment. we make less than 3p in the pound and we have seen profits step back. the input cost pressures that we have had have not been
my opinion of mr hancock has not changed. all i will say is i do not respect mr hancock. matt hancock faced protesters this morning as he came in and again they are turning their backs on him to show they do not accept his apology and they do not believe his evidence. the inquiry isn t over for matt hancock. he will be sworn in again in later modules too. catherine burns, bbc news. mps have been challenging supermarket bosses over the increase in food prices. bosses from tesco, sainsbury s, asda and morrisons faced questions from a commons committee about why prices are still rising, despite wholesale costs falling. they said the industry is the most competitive it has ever been and denied they re making too much money. our business correspondent emma simpson has been hearing from shoppers in belfast. now the prices have increased, are they ever going to decrease? what can you do to make healthy food cheaper?