Chancellor approves Heathrow expansion

23 January 2025

The Labour chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has given her support for a third runway at Heathrow, as part of a speech on plans to boost the economy.  There are fears expansion will mean the UK will break its legally binding carbon budget.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announces backing for third Heathrow runway

The chancellor says the expansion of Europe's busiest airport is "badly needed" - but the Green Party's Sian Berry calls it "the most irresponsible announcement from any government I have seen since the Liz Truss budget".

Sky news  29 January 2015  Alix Culbertson

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Sadiq Khan ‘remains opposed’ to third runway

CityAM   29 January 2025  Jessica Frank-Keyes

Environmentalists urge Reeves to rethink plans for airports and roads

Critics say chancellor’s ‘growth at all costs’ plans are not compatible with UK’s climate targets

The Guardian  29 January 2025  Helena Horton

The Guardian also has an interesting  article with a timeline of the Heathrow third runway saga from May 2003.