British pols to Obama: Back off BP!

The Prime Minister, who is currently in Kabul, has been under increasing pressure to defend the British-based multinational after a series of outspoken attacks by the U.S. President.

Boris Johnson raised the stakes today by accusing Mr Obama of ‘buck-passing’ and ‘beating up’ the oil giant which he insisted was paying a ‘very, very, heavy price’ for what had been an accident.

Lord Tebbit, a former trade and industry secretary, also suggested Mr Obama was attacking the company to distract from his own administration’s impotence in the face of the disaster.