Up to 100 Labour MPs to back government on Heathrow third runway
by Toby HelmPolitical Editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#3SX2Q)
Backbenchers defy Jeremy Corbyn by working behind the scenes with Tory whips
Labour MPs who disagree with Jeremy Corbyn's opposition to the expansion of Heathrow airport have been working closely with government ministers and Tory whips to ensure the plans win parliamentary approval on Monday, in an extraordinary show of defiance against their party leader.
The extent of behind-the-scenes cooperation with the government on such an important policy issue is believed to be unprecedented and all but guarantees that the third runway plan will be passed, despite Corbyn, his shadow chancellor John McDonnell and the Labour front bench opposing the move.
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