Heathrow third runway plan labelled ‘desperate’ amid Labour divisions
by Helena Horton and Gwyn Topham from World news | The Guardian on (#6TQ73)
Rachel Reeves hopes expansion will increase economic growth but Ed Miliband and Sadiq Khan oppose it
A plan for Rachel Reeves to back a third runway at Heathrow and an expansion of Gatwick and Luton airports has been labelled desperate", as the chancellor faces opposition from within Labour.
The chancellor is expected to make a swathe of announcements intended to increase economic growth in a speech later this month, including giving a political green light to the airports' expansion.
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