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

It is the rich and the corporations who will take the lion’s share of the benefits from Labour’s and all airport expansions, while the poorest around the world pay the costs.

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

Ed Miliband has promised Britain will slash its climate emissions by more than 60pc by 2035 in a move that risks direct conflict with Rachel Reeves’s airport expansion plans.

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,

Expanding Heathrow and building a new cancer hospital are on the chancellor’s agenda. But which stocks could be set to benefit from these growth plans?

Sir Keir Starmer faces a furious backlash after it emerged he may refuse to give MPs a vote on a third Heathrow runway. Downing Street said no decision has been made on whether the House of Commons will be asked to approve the scheme, even though the Conservative government did hold a vote when a third runway was proposed in 2018.

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.