8 hours ago · Heathrow Airport has confirmed revived plans to build a third runway after Labour’s backing.. Proposals will be submitted to the government this summer, it said, in a move set to spark fresh ...

Jan 29, 2025 · But the prospect of a third Heathrow runway has opened up a major split within the Labour Party, with opponents of the project saying it is at odds with the government’s pledge to reach net zero ...

Jan 21, 2025 · (Bloomberg) -- Keir Starmer’s plans to green-light a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport risk triggering a damaging split within his governing Labour Party amid concerns that extend...

7 hours ago · London's Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest hubs, will submit its proposal for a third runway to the British government by summer, its chief executive Thomas Woldbye will say in a speech on Wednesday. ... Reeves, who has pushed for growth since her Labour party came to power last July, said the case for a third runway was stronger ...

4 days ago · Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has refused to say whether he is personally in favour of the expansion of Heathrow airport. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the Labour ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Why does Labour want to expand Heathrow? In her speech, the chancellor said that a third runway at Heathrow is “badly needed” as “for decades its growth has been constrained”.

Jan 21, 2025 · Keir Starmer’s plans to green-light a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport risk triggering a damaging split within his governing Labour Party amid concerns that extend into his own cabinet about its potential impact on the environment, growth and regional inequality.

Feb 3, 2025 · London’s Heathrow Airport adding a third runway. Why is it controversial and will the UK still hit its emissions targets? ... The Labour government says the plan of having a third runway operational by 2035 — estimated to cost upwards of £14 billion ($17.4 billion) — could create more than 100,000 jobs. ... The Labour Party won a ...

Jan 29, 2025 · It was first tabled by the Labour party in 2002. The Airports National Policy Statement (NPS) which supported Heathrow expansion was given the go-ahead by the Cabinet in June 2018. MPs voted...

Jan 30, 2025 · Energy boss, Labour donor and environmental campaigner Dale Vince has argued an expanded Heathrow would simply create an "illusion of growth", whilst also harming carbon-cutting plans. Projections of the expected carbon cost of a third runway have suggested a forest twice the size of London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the ...