BP faced protests from angry fishermen and disgruntled shareholders at its first annual general meeting since the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

A number of protesters were ejected from BP’s Annual General Meeting today after attempting to storm the stage.

Oil giant BP is facing a wave of protests as it holds its annual general meeting in London days before the first anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

BP chief executive Tony Hayward was accused of "stonewalling" and refusing to discuss questionable drilling practices that led up to the catastrophic Gulf Coast oil spill when he faced US lawmakers today.