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Mark Kleinman: BP might do well to plug credibility gap with Soames Business Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column BP might do well to plug credibility gap with Soames Now that the dust has begun to settle on Albert Manifold’s ousting as BP chairman, the mutual recriminations between the company and its erstwhile leader have begun [...]
‘Lies’ – Chaos at BP as sacked chair defends himself against ‘anonymous’ attacks Energy Albert Manifold has dialled up his attack on his former employer BP, accusing the energy giant of lacking direction before he took the reins and denying the “lies” that have been told about him since his abrupt firing. In his second statement in as many days, BP’s ousted chair launched a staunch defence of his [...]
Mark Kleinman: Reeves revels in ring-fencing reform Business Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column Reeves revels in ring-fencing reform Is Rachel Reeves about to rip up ring-fencing? It was a question I posed in this column just over a year ago. Now, we have an answer of sorts. The Chancellor’s announcement [...]
BP chair Manifold hits back at ‘false’ misconduct claims May 27, 2026 BP’s ousted chair has hit back at the group’s decision to fire him over governance issues, launching a robust defence of his short-lived tenure on the supermajor’s board and rejecting the “false narrative” surrounding his sudden departure. In a move poised to plunge the London-listed energy giant into a full-blown governance crisis, Albert Manifold defended [...]
BP chair ousted over ‘volcanic’ behaviour after less than a year May 26, 2026 The chair of BP has been fired after less than a year, after “serious concerns” about his conduct were lodged with the energy major’s board. Albert Manifold was stripped of his roles as chair and director of the London-listed petrochemicals giant having only taken the reins last July, with director Amanda Blanc saying the board [...]