Heathrow's third runway can be built in 10 years, Reeves says
Heathrow's third runway can be built and operating in a decade's time, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. 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.
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.
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
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.
Will a New Runway at Heathrow Solve Britain’s Economic Troubles?
In a major speech, the country’s top finance official pushed for faster economic growth, and supported a long-debated expansion at the London airport.
Explainer-What challenges does the UK face if it backs the new Heathrow runway 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.
Local woman's plea over Heathrow runway plans
A woman who lives near Heathrow Airport has a simple message about plans for a third runway: "Please, no." Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed on Wednesday that the government backed the plans, claiming a third runway could create 100,
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
Europe’s busiest airport is set to get bigger, as Britain green-lights tortured Heathrow expansion project
Britain’s government has backed a tortured effort to build a third runway at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, throwing its ...
First Minister's Questions: Swinney pressed on NHS recovery and Heathrow runway
John Swinney is quizzed on his plans for the NHS by opposition party leaders. Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay ...
Ed Miliband will find Heathrow third runway support 'uncomfortable' but he won't cause 'disruption', Harriet Harman says
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the government is supporting a third runway at Heathrow, something the net zero secretary has been vocally opposed to in the past.
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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 ...
MPs, mayor and residents object to Heathrow plans
Residents and MPs have criticised a government announcement that it would be backing plans for a third runway at Heathrow ...
Labour’s Heathrow airport expansion and the climate crisis
It is the rich and the corporations who will take the lion’s share of the benefits from Labour’s and all airport expansions, ...
The one major problem Heathrow must solve before expanding according to Surrey's transport boss
Increasing the airport's size would also put pressure on the road network around Heathrow. National Highways says the busiest ...
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.