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.

Significant growth in passenger volumes has required this airport to invest billions of pounds in new development projects

Rachel Reeves is facing fierce opposition within Labour over her plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.

Heathrow's third runway can be built and operating in a decade's time, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Reeves told the BBC she wanted to see "spades in the ground" in the current Parliament and planes to start using the runway by 2035.

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says that the new Labour government is backing the construction of third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport.

What could a third runway at Heathrow mean for tourism and the climate? Whatever the outcome, it’s still a long way away from happening.

Rachel Reeves confirmed plans for a third runway at London Heathrow Airport this morning, (Wednesday, January 29). The ambitious project has been backed by the airport itself, claiming it is the 'bold, responsible vision the UK needs to thrive in the 21st century'.

Britain's Labour government will back the construction of a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport to boost trade and economic growth, finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday. Successive governments have dithered over whether to expand the site to the west of London,

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The expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport could pave the way for transatlantic flights from Leeds Bradford Airport, a local MP has said. Chancellor Rachel Reeves backed plans for a third runway at Heathrow on Wednesday (January 29) and said she wanted work to begin within five years.

The expanded commitment puts the Energy Secretary on a collision course with his Cabinet colleague Ms Reeves. The Chancellor this week promised massive expansion of aviation in the UK in a bid to kickstart growth, including throwing her support behind a third runway at Heathrow.