UK government backs contentious third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport
U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says that the new Labour government is backing the construction of third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport.
UK finance minister backs expansion of London's Heathrow Airport to boost struggling economy
In a major growth speech in Oxfordshire, Reeves said that a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport was "badly needed," adding it would boost investment, support economic expans
What to know about the UK’s Heathrow Airport runway expansion plan
British finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to back the expansion of Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, turning to the country's most controversial infrastructure project in her hunt for economic growth.
What's the plan for a third runway at Heathrow Airport?
Plans to expand London's other airports are already further along than Heathrow's and have in the past been viewed as an alternative to a third Heathrow runway. Work is set to start this year to expand capacity at Stansted's terminal. The government is due to make a decision on Gatwick airport by 27 February.
Heathrow expansion can support growth — with a long runway
A shovel is yet to hit the ground despite efforts to expand the hub dating back decades — and the barriers remain huge
U.K. Government Backs Third Runway at Heathrow Airport
The third runway is part of its drive to lift the U.K. economy out of a long period of stagnation, Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said in a speech on Wednesday.
Heathrow's third runway and London 'gold shortage'
The Daily Telegraph says Heathrow's third runway will not be ready until 2050, according to Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary. The paper quotes him as saying the airport will not get a new runway "in my lifetime and certainly not in [Reeves'] political lifetime",
UK backs third runway at London's Heathrow Airport
Britain's Labour government will back the construction of a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport to boost trade and economic growth, finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday.
UK Treasury chief backs third runway at London's Heathrow Airport
U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Wednesday that the new Labour government is backing the construction of third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport. Reeves said in a speech that the construction of another runway at the U.
Heathrow's third runway can be built in 10 years, Reeves says
Reeves told the BBC she wanted to see "spades in the ground" in the current Parliament and planes to start using the runway by 2035. She also said that Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London who is opposed to Heathrow's expansion,
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Rachel Reeves warns Sadiq Khan she will defeat London mayor’s bid to sabotage Heathrow expansion
Rachel Reeves has told London Mayor Sadiq Khan she is certain to defeat his bid to sabotage her Heathrow expansion scheme.
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Backing Heathrow expansion suggests Labour is serious about boosting growth
Declaring that “growth will not come without a fight”, she said that the government would back airport expansion and offered ...
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West London villagers stand firm as Heathrow runway plan sparks outcry
In the historic west London village of Harmondsworth, Justine Bayley pointed to where Heathrow Airport’s new boundary would ...
Heathrow third runway: 'Most of the village would be demolished'
"Three-quarters of the village would be demolished. It wouldn't be a viable community. Pubs, the shops will go because there ...
Ed Miliband argues against Heathrow expansion in Cabinet meeting
Ed Miliband argued against building a third runway at Heathrow during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, The Telegraph understands ...