City expert Matthew Lynn said: “Anyone who watched chief executive Tony Hayward struggle to find a voice while being skewered by Congress last week would have realised the company needs to step up its debating skills by about 1,000%.
“This is essentially a political crisis, so why not a politician?” Traders are already betting on Blair replacing chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg.
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