BP boss denies dodging tough questions on spill

CHASTENED by heavy criticism, a grim-faced BP chief executive Tony Hayward insisted yesterday he was “devastated with this accident” in the Gulf of Mexico and denied shunning tough questions from Congress on the nation’s worst oil spill.

“I’m not stonewalling,” Hayward told a House investigations subcommittee, responding to suggestions that he was dodging questions.

Hayward said he was “deeply sorry” for the spill that’s been gushing for more than eight weeks. “I understand the seriousness of the situation, the frustrations and fears that continue to be voiced,” he said.