Guardian: The chief executive and chairman of BP will face hostile questioning from Congress today after the oil company’s efforts to co-operate with White House demands were marred by another public relations gaffe as the company’s chairman referred to Gulf coast residents as “small people”. BP bosses agreed in full to the US government’s demands after a four-hour meeting with Barack Obama, and agreed to suspend dividend payouts to shareholders until next year and to set up a $20bn fund over …