Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansionSource: BBC Radio 4
Rachel Reeves warns Sadiq Khan she will defeat London mayor’s bid to sabotage Heathrow expansion - Chancellor and the mayor of London at odds over controversial plans to add third runway to Heathrow
Rachel Reeves is facing fierce opposition within Labour over her plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
There are differences in opinion among Labour big beasts over the policy that's promising to deliver long overdue economic growth.
The London Mayor is sharpening his knives for the long-delayed third runway – but is this a matter of policy or political manoeuvring?
Sir Sadiq Khan is poised to lead a Labour rebellion against Rachel Reeves over her backing for a third runway at Heathrow Airport...
Commentary: The battleground on expansion of the west London airport will be climate change not air pollution or noise blighting the lives of local residents
Londoners strongly support Heathrow building a third runway, a poll has shown, as the Government faces a row with Sadiq Khan over the plan. More than half of people in the capital (56%) surveyed said they were in favour of the expansion, which Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday announced the Government would back.
Environmental groups accuse chancellor of ‘dystopian’ announcement while Labour mayor of London Sadiq Khan hits out at ‘severe impact’ of Heathrow expansion
Sadiq Khan can’t stop the government’s planned Heathrow expansion from going ahead, Rachel Reeves has said.The London mayor has been a vocal opponent of the plan to build a third runway at the London airport.
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".