BP spill spreads to UK politics – answers
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- This is David Cameron’s first visit to Afghanistan. This is his first as Prime Minister.
- He will discuss the BP oil disaster with the Afghan leaders. He will discuss this with the President of the US at the weekend.
- His planned phone call with President Barack Obama is a special call. It is a routine phone call.
- Mr Cameron has been defending BP against the US President’s comments. He is being asked to ‘speak up’ against the President’s comments about BP.
- Boris Johnson, the London Mayor, has been avoiding the issue of the oil spill. He has been very vocal. (talked a lot about it)
- The oil disaster in the US is not very significant according to Mr Johnson. It is epic and unparallelled – very significant
- BP still enjoys a good reputation in the United States. No, there have been attempts by the US President to destroy its reputation through ‘name calling and buck passing‘
- BP should be blamed for the disaster according to the Mayor. They need work together to solve the problem rather than pass blame on.
- The world media is supporting BP. The British Media is doing this.
- BP has lost $6 billion. This money has been lost by British pension funds which rely on BP shares.