Heathrow third runway: Full speed ahead for expansion, signals Chancellor John Healey

Government has ‘given the go-ahead’ to Heathrow expansion, says Chancellor

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has previously expressed concerns over the plans to build a third runway at the west London airport. The Government has “given the go-ahead” to a proposal to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport, the Chancellor has said. The plans to expand the UK’s largest airport, which the Government previously described...

Heathrow third runway: Full speed ahead for expansion, signals Chancellor John Healey

‘After years of delay, indecision, often vexatious challenge, we have given go-ahead to this project because economic case stacks up,’ says Chancellor

The chancellor says the Government’s given the go-ahead to Heathrow expansion.

Proposals to build a third runway at the UK's largest airport have been strongly opposed by climate experts and the Mayor of London. However, John Healey told MPs the move will 'help bring growth' to the economy.