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

Labour backlash over Heathrow as Sadiq Khan and MPs hit out at 'hugely damaging' 'mistake’ - Energy secretary Ed Miliband, who threatened to resign from Gordon Brown’s government over expansion of the west London airport,

Reeves made an announcement on Heathrow during a major speech outlining Labour's plans to deliver economic growth.

The local kids safely played out together until dusk, bikes were ridden in the streets, and helicopter parenting had not been invented.She knew her neighbours – and, with a large family, was related to many of them – and she attended the village school,

Heathrow expansion would undermine London's 'clean air' progress - The mayor also cast doubt on the project’s economic benefits and said it would worsen noise levels suffered by west Londoners

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.

London mayor Sadiq Khan 'remains opposed' to a third runway at Heathrow, amid rumours of tension within the Labour party over the plans.

Rachel Reeves has confirmed the Government will support building a controversial third runway at Heathrow and other airport expansion plans despite fierce opposition from some in her own party. In a speech in Oxfordshire on Wednesday,

"Three-quarters of the village would be demolished. It wouldn't be a viable community. Pubs, the shops will go because there aren't enough customers. "The bus won't come up on the main road because there's a runway in the way.

There are differences in opinion among Labour big beasts over the policy that's promising to deliver long overdue economic growth.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says he doesn't support a third runway at Heathrow - in direct opposition to the postion set out by the Labour government today.