Rachel Reeves needs a new Heathrow runway more than Britain does
2 months ago

Rachel Reeves needs a new Heathrow runway more than Britain does

The Independent  

Rachel Reeves is discovering there are no easy shortcuts to boosting the UK’s sluggish economic growth. Positioning herself as a “Just Say Yes” chancellor on growth, Reeves insisted: “The answer can’t always be ‘no’, and that’s been the problem in Britain for a long time, that when there was a choice between something that would grow the economy and anything else, anything else always won.” However, Heathrow has been a red-hot political potato since a Blair government white paper in 2003 backed the idea of a third runway. The current cabinet is split: eight of its members have voted against Heathrow expansion, including Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband, who threatened to resign from Gordon Brown’s cabinet over the issue in 2009. Expanding airport capacity could wipe out emission cuts from the government’s clean-power measures and 20 climate action groups have urged Starmer to think again on Heathrow. But crucially for Reeves, reviving the idea sends a powerful signal that growth really is the government’s “number one priority” – a much-needed example of matching its rhetoric with a firm proposal.

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If growth is ever to take off, we need to talk about Heathrow’s FOURTH runway…
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1 month ago

If growth is ever to take off, we need to talk about Heathrow’s FOURTH runway…

The Independent  

First Heathrow – now Gatwick. A few short weeks after chancellor Rachel Reeves declared that a third runway at Heathrow was needed – and should be operating in a decade’s time – new passenger figures showed why: traffic at the west London airport grew last year by 6 per cent, to a new high of 83.9 million passengers. Not to …

Heathrow seeks planning permission for third runway before end of this Parliament
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1 month ago

Heathrow seeks planning permission for third runway before end of this Parliament

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Planning permission for a third runway at London Heathrow should be granted “before the end of …

Heathrow records 31% jump in annual profits
1 month ago

Heathrow records 31% jump in annual profits

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye said: “2024 underscores why …

Heathrow seeks ‘planning permission for 3rd runway before the end of this Parliament’
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1 month ago

Heathrow seeks ‘planning permission for 3rd runway before the end of this Parliament’

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Planning permission for a third runway at London Heathrow should be granted “before the end of …

Soaring belief in Heathrow: Make hub greener and third runway plan can take-off, says ALEX BRUMMER
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Soaring belief in Heathrow: Make hub greener and third runway plan can take-off, says ALEX BRUMMER

Daily Mail  

Credit where credit is due. Overseas-owned Heathrow, with Qatar, Saudi Arabia and China among the core investors, is warmly embracing an application for a third runway at Heathrow. Heathrow boss Thomas Woldbye will have pleased buy-British fans by choosing to make his declaration of support at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant. The overseas-owned airport is warmly embracing an application for the …

Heathrow expansion: What a third runway means for noise, pollution and the environment
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Heathrow expansion: What a third runway means for noise, pollution and the environment

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Johann Beckford, senior policy adviser at think tank Green Alliance, told The Independent: “The science is clear – a …

Ed Miliband U-turns on Heathrow expansion after previous opposition
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ed Miliband U-turns on Heathrow expansion after previous opposition

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asked if he now backed Heathrow expansion, the former Labour leader told Sky News: “Obviously …

Ed Miliband STILL won't say he backs Heathrow expansion as he FINALLY breaks cover for Commons grilling - nearly a week after Rachel Reeves' bombshell announcement
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ed Miliband STILL won't say he backs Heathrow expansion as he FINALLY breaks cover for Commons grilling - nearly a week after Rachel Reeves' bombshell announcement

Daily Mail  

Ed Miliband refused to give full-hearted backing to Heathrow expansion today as he finally broke cover. Ms Reeves used a major speech last Wednesday to put Heathrow expansion at the centre of her new economic growth plan. Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has been accused of going into hiding after Rachel Reeves dramatically endorsed the long-mooted project last week Ms …

Report that Rachel Reeves cited as evidence a third Heathrow runway would boost the economy 'was commissioned by the airport itself'
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Report that Rachel Reeves cited as evidence a third Heathrow runway would boost the economy 'was commissioned by the airport itself'

Daily Mail  

A report Rachel Reeves cited as evidence in favour of a third runway at Heathrow was allegedly commissioned by the airport itself. Ms Reeves cited a recent study conducted by Frontier Economics that suggested a new runway could increase GDP by 0.43 per cent by 2050. A report Rachel Reeves cited as evidence in favour of a third runway at …

There’s another reason Rachel Reeves is so keen to talk about Heathrow
1 month, 3 weeks ago

There’s another reason Rachel Reeves is so keen to talk about Heathrow

The Independent  

What if you had voted Labour at the last election because you hoped for a moderate government and not – or, mostly not – because you were fed up with the Tories? The chancellor’s argument that economic growth eclipses all and that the key is to dig out that ancient plan for an Oxbridge “Silicon Corridor” and flurry of airport …

Build a third runway? Heathrow should drop its shorthaul flights
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Build a third runway? Heathrow should drop its shorthaul flights

The Independent  

The chancellor declares that “by backing a third runway at Heathrow, we can make Britain the world’s best-connected place to do business”. Dr Mark Corner Brussels, Belgium The cost of Brexit keeps growing As she unveiled a series of proposals to boost the UK’s economy, Rachel Reeves repeated her commitment that “economic growth is the number one mission of this …

Heathrow expansion can be done in a decade, says Rachel Reeves
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Heathrow expansion can be done in a decade, says Rachel Reeves

The Independent  

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Rachel Reeves’s plan for Heathrow to ‘turbocharge’ economy struggles to take off
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves’s plan for Heathrow to ‘turbocharge’ economy struggles to take off

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rachel Reeves has given her backing to the long-awaited expansion of …

Labour backlash over Heathrow as Sadiq Khan and MPs hit out at 'hugely damaging' 'mistake’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Labour backlash over Heathrow as Sadiq Khan and MPs hit out at 'hugely damaging' 'mistake’

The Independent  

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U.K. Chancellor backs third Heathrow runway, cuts regulation in a bid for growth
1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.K. Chancellor backs third Heathrow runway, cuts regulation in a bid for growth

The Hindu  

Following months of poor economic growth numbers and depressed business sentiment following a tax hike announced in her October budget, U.K. Chancellor Rachel Reeves signalled on Wednesday that Britain was not destined to decline, as she announced a slew of projects and regulatory changes. Among the plans Ms. Reeves laid out was the creation of a “growth corridor” between Oxford …

Watch Rachel Reeves' major speech as chancellor lays out Heathrow plans
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Watch Rachel Reeves' major speech as chancellor lays out Heathrow plans

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Rachel Reeves made a major speech on the economy …

Reeves backs third runway at Heathrow as she banks on planning reform for growth
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reeves backs third runway at Heathrow as she banks on planning reform for growth

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rachel Reeves has backed the building of a third runway at …

Watch live: Keir Starmer grilled at PMQs as Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow third runway
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Watch live: Keir Starmer grilled at PMQs as Rachel Reeves backs Heathrow third runway

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Expanding Heathrow ‘an illusion of economic growth’, says Labour donor
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Expanding Heathrow ‘an illusion of economic growth’, says Labour donor

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking in Oxford, the Chancellor said that “by backing a third runway at Heathrow we …

What would be the impact of a third runway at Heathrow?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What would be the impact of a third runway at Heathrow?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Building a third runway would create extra capacity which …

UK government backs contentious third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UK government backs contentious third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K. government is backing the construction of a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Wednesday in a speech designed to signal to the business world that the new Labour government is serious about turning around the economy. In her speech, Reeves insisted the runway will be “delivered in line with our legal, …

Heathrow Airport: UK backs third runway plans
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Heathrow Airport: UK backs third runway plans

CNN  

London CNN — Britain’s government has backed a tortured effort to build a third runway at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, throwing its weight behind a decades-old proposal that has been beset by political, legal and environmental challenges. Reeves said on Wednesday that a third runway would “make Britain’s the world’s best-connected place to do business,” and insisted that ministers “cannot …

Reeves plans £160 billion business boost by changing pension fund rules
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reeves plans £160 billion business boost by changing pension fund rules

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a bid to win back credibility with business chiefs and boost economic growth, Ms …

Ed Miliband suggests Heathrow expansion may not go ahead if it breaches net zero targets
2 months ago

Ed Miliband suggests Heathrow expansion may not go ahead if it breaches net zero targets

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ed Miliband has said any expansion of Heathrow airport or other …

Reeves faces Cabinet revolt on Heathrow expansion as she warns growing economy 'trumps' objections - and Labour 'will strip environment watchdogs of blocking powers'
2 months ago

Reeves faces Cabinet revolt on Heathrow expansion as she warns growing economy 'trumps' objections - and Labour 'will strip environment watchdogs of blocking powers'

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves sounded defiance over a Cabinet revolt on Heathrow expansion today as she insisted growing the economy is her top priority. However, that could prompt a huge row in government, with Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband and London Mayor Sadiq Khan among prominent critics of the scheme. Eight of those who attend Cabinet - including Keir Starmer, Environment Secretary …

Will a third runway at Heathrow ever be built?
2 months ago

Will a third runway at Heathrow ever be built?

The Independent  

The history of the plan for a third runway at Heathrow is the history of two divided parties. “As I was leaving this evening Ed Miliband, climate change secretary, bent my ear about tomorrow’s vote on a third runway for Heathrow. ‘The author of A Very British Coup wouldn’t vote with the Tories, would he?’ “I explained to young Ed, …

Rachel Reeves to back Heathrow third runway in bid for economic growth
2 months ago

Rachel Reeves to back Heathrow third runway in bid for economic growth

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As well as publicly endorsing Heathrow’s much-postponed plan to build a third runway, the government …

Heathrow’s third runway expansion in the hands of private sector, minister says
1 year, 5 months ago

Heathrow’s third runway expansion in the hands of private sector, minister says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Transport minister Jesse Norman told the Commons the third …

Heathrow eyes revival of third runway as it cuts losses
1 year, 5 months ago

Heathrow eyes revival of third runway as it cuts losses

The Telegraph  

Heathrow’s long-running battle to build a third runway could be renewed, its finance chief has suggested. Javier Echave, Heathrow’s chief financial officer, said expansion will be a key priority for new chief executive Thomas Woldbye, who replaced John Holland-Kaye earlier this month. “With the arrival of our new chief executive, it is probably at the top of his list in …

Don’t write off third runway, says Heathrow boss
4 years, 10 months ago

Don’t write off third runway, says Heathrow boss

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy On the day that Heathrow airport revealed passenger numbers fell 97 per cent in April because …

Heathrow expansion supporters will try to convince you this ruling is bad for our economy – don’t listen to them
5 years, 1 month ago

Heathrow expansion supporters will try to convince you this ruling is bad for our economy – don’t listen to them

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The government’s own advisory body the …

'Charles de Gaulle is becoming the hub for the UK': Heathrow boss warns 'no global Britain' without third runway
5 years, 1 month ago

'Charles de Gaulle is becoming the hub for the UK': Heathrow boss warns 'no global Britain' without third runway

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The boss of Heathrow Airport has made what will be seen as an appeal to Brexiteers …

Heathrow expansion: How plan for third runway could become a political football again
5 years, 9 months ago

Heathrow expansion: How plan for third runway could become a political football again

The Independent  

Finally, after decades of prevarication, talk of airport expansion in southeast England looked as though it was turning in to action. “A third runway will fail both London and the UK on every level,” said Boris Johnson, the man likely to become prime minister. Along with the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, he is likely to reopen the possibility of …

Heathrow expansion: Johnson silent on climate-busting 'masterplan' despite claim he would 'lie in front of bulldozers' to stop third runway
5 years, 9 months ago

Heathrow expansion: Johnson silent on climate-busting 'masterplan' despite claim he would 'lie in front of bulldozers' to stop third runway

The Independent  

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Heathrow expansion: What will happen with the airport's third runway now
6 years, 9 months ago

Heathrow expansion: What will happen with the airport's third runway now

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Davies Commission on airport expansion chose the third runway ahead of two other shortlisted options: an extended northern runway …

Heathrow expansion: London councils and campaign groups prepare legal challenge to third runway
6 years, 9 months ago

Heathrow expansion: London councils and campaign groups prepare legal challenge to third runway

The Independent  

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Make Britain great again: Heathrow boss says Brexit presents an opportunity for the UK
6 years, 9 months ago

Make Britain great again: Heathrow boss says Brexit presents an opportunity for the UK

Daily Mail  

Brexit presents an opportunity for the UK to become a more outward-looking nation that embraces free trade, the boss of Heathrow has said. John Holland-Kaye, who voted to stay in the EU said trying to re-run the referendum and complaining about its outcome were counter-productive ‘I campaigned for Remain but Brexit is happening and we have to look for the …

Building a third runway at Heathrow will damage more than the environment – it will also increase class divides
6 years, 9 months ago

Building a third runway at Heathrow will damage more than the environment – it will also increase class divides

The Independent  

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Britain is good at talking about plans, like the Heathrow runway, but not so good at action
6 years, 9 months ago

Britain is good at talking about plans, like the Heathrow runway, but not so good at action

The Independent  

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Heathrow expansion: the key questions answered
6 years, 9 months ago

Heathrow expansion: the key questions answered

The Independent  

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Heathrow third runway given go-ahead by government, Chris Grayling announces
6 years, 9 months ago

Heathrow third runway given go-ahead by government, Chris Grayling announces

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Plans for a controversial third runway at Heathrow airport have been given the go-ahead by …

Heathrow third runway: Airport expansion confirmed by transport minister
7 years, 8 months ago

Heathrow third runway: Airport expansion confirmed by transport minister

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Monday, the chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission, Lord Adonis, warned that a hard Brexit would be a “calamity” …

Heathrow’s third runway: The big questions, answered
8 years, 5 months ago

Heathrow’s third runway: The big questions, answered

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Between now and the prospective opening of a new runway at Heathrow at some time between …

Third runway decision: Heathrow airport finally chosen over Gatwick six years after plans were scrapped
8 years, 5 months ago

Third runway decision: Heathrow airport finally chosen over Gatwick six years after plans were scrapped

The Independent  

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Heathrow third runway decision needed ‘as soon as possible’ after Brexit
8 years, 8 months ago

Heathrow third runway decision needed ‘as soon as possible’ after Brexit

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MPs slam Government ‘dithering’ over decision on Heathrow’s third runway
8 years, 10 months ago

MPs slam Government ‘dithering’ over decision on Heathrow’s third runway

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ten months ago, Sir Howard Davies’s Airports Commission unanimously recommended that a third runway be built …

Party leaders will stay grounded even as their anti-Heathrow wings take flight
9 years, 2 months ago

Party leaders will stay grounded even as their anti-Heathrow wings take flight

The Independent  

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Heathrow third runway: David Cameron warned over expansion delay by Labour affiliate Unite
9 years, 3 months ago

Heathrow third runway: David Cameron warned over expansion delay by Labour affiliate Unite

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Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The country’s largest trade union has urged David Cameron to approve the third runway at …

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