BP Blocks Pension Fund Trustee Recommendations for Fifth Consecutive Year – (23/04/2026)

by alexgkent | Apr 23, 2026 | Media Statements

BP Pensioner Group calls on BP’s new leaders to resolve long-running pension dispute now with Pension Ombudsman On April 1, 2026, the Trustee of the BP Pension Fund – chaired by Brendan Nelson reported that BP had rejected the Trustee’s recommended increase to the...

Aims of Government Pension Bill at risk from ‘recalcitrant’ employers warns BP Pensioner Group – (22/10/2025)

by alexgkent | Oct 23, 2025 | Media Statements

Select Committee told BP repeatedly vetoed Trustee recommendations to use record fund surplus to partially restore pensions eroded by inflation. In evidence to the Work & Pensions Select Committee the BP Pensioner Group (BPPG) – representing more than 3,000...

House of Commons Pensions Debate Criticises BP – (03/05/2024)

by alexgkent | May 3, 2024 | Media Statements

“Moral bankruptcy” at the heart of company’s approach to pensioners In a Parliamentary debate on UK pensions in the House of Commons on 2 May 2024, Alistair Carmichael, Liberal Democrat MP (Orkney & Shetland) told the House there appeared to be a “moral...

Pensioner group calls on Government to protect UK’s 9 million defined benefit pensioners from raids on fund surpluses – (19/04/2024)

by alexgkent | Apr 19, 2024 | Media Statements

“Easing controls on surplus extraction should only be considered alongside new measures that protect pension fund members”. The BP Pensioner Group (BPPG) has called for more measures to protect 9 million members of UK Defined Benefit (DB) pension funds, replying to...

BP Pensioner Group Welcomes Parliament Select Committee Report on UK Defined Benefit Pensions – (26/03/2024)

by alexgkent | Mar 26, 2024 | Media Statements

“The report resets the UK pension debate – by reminding employers and trustees that the interests of pension scheme members are paramount.” The BP Pensioner Group – representing 2,800 members of the BP Defined Benefit Pension Scheme – strongly welcomed the...

BP ‘Information Session’ Fails Pensioners ‘Top 8 Questions’ Test – (21/02/2024 – updated 23/02/2024)

by alexgkent | Feb 21, 2024 | Media Statements

“A missed opportunity and lack of good faith by BP leadership” BP held an ‘on-line’ Information Session for members of its UK Pension Scheme on 20th February 2024. This one-way broadcast was arranged to address concerns raised by thousands of pensioners regarding...