BP company directors earned enough in 2021 to pay 246 nurses salaries

Figures come as oil and gas giant posts record profits while millions face soaring energy bills

Fossil fuel giant BP paid its board members enough in one year to fund the salaries of 246 NHS nurses.

The figures come after the London-headquartered oil and gas multinational posted record profits of £23bn, fuelled by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine.

BP chief executive Bernard Looney was paid £4.46m in total for 2021, according to the company’s annual accounts.