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Heathrow expansion can be done in a decade, says Rachel Reeves
Heathrow Airport’s third runway can be built in the next decade, Rachel Reeves has said, as she aims to boost growth amid the UK’s gloomy economic outlook. The Chancellor said she wanted to see the expansion completed by 2035,
Who owns Heathrow as Chancellor Rachel Reeves backs building a third runway?
Who owns Heathrow as Chancellor Rachel Reeves backs building a third runway? - Ms Reeves has said a third runway at Heathrow could be built and ready to use by 2035
Rachel Reeves’s plan for Heathrow to ‘turbocharge’ economy struggles to take off
Chancellor’s optimistic economic growth vision hit in the short term as Tesco and Lloyds announce hundreds of job losses and she admits fixing the economy is ‘not an easy job’
Rachel Reeves' Heathrow expansion plans slammed amid 'noise sewers' fears
The Chancellor's plans to build a third runway at Heathrow could turn great swathes of the English countryside into "noise sewers", campaigners claim.
Reeves backs third Heathrow runway in growth push
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport as part of a fresh plan to get the UK's sluggish economy growing. She said Heathrow expansion, which has been delayed for decades over environmental concerns, would "make Britain the world's best connected place to do business".
Rachel Reeves backs third runway at Heathrow Airport
Ms Reeves had earlier said a third runway at the hub airport was "badly needed", that the previous government had taken no action on it and claimed no full-length runway has been built in Britain since the 1940s. She added that "around 75% of all long haul flights in the UK go from Heathrow" and "over 60% of the country's air freight".
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.
Reeves accused of ‘sacrificing nature and the climate’ with new Heathrow growth plans
Environmental groups accuse chancellor of ‘dystopian’ announcement while Labour mayor of London Sadiq Khan hits out at ‘severe impact’ of Heathrow expansion
Rachel Reeves shares huge Heathrow Airport update in clash with Sadiq Khan
Rachel Reeves is facing fierce opposition within Labour over her plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
UK Treasury chief backs 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 ...
Reeves rejects Heathrow expansion critics, saying answer ‘cannot always be no’
Rachel Reeves has rejected criticism of the Government’s support to expand Heathrow Airport after she set out plans to remove ...
Rachel Reeves' Heathrow plans hit severe turbulence! Labour split erupts as London Mayor and top party donor vow to oppose third runway
The Chancellor publicly backed controversial plans for a third runway at Britain's biggest airport as she vowed to 'fight' ...
Britain’s Plane Truth About Climate From Britain
Labour’s airport plan admits economic growth trumps carbon piety.
Labour MP squirms over net zero target as Fiona Bruce skewers him on Heathrow plans
Labour MP James Murray clashed with Fiona Bruce over Rachel Reeves' newly announced third runway at Heathrow Airport.
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 ...
Rachel Reeves wrong to claim Britain has not built a runway since the 1940s
After asking Ms Reeves’ office about her comments, we received a response from the Treasury. It confirmed that the last full ...