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Pa Political Staff

Chancellor backs Heathrow third runway as she lays out plans for growth

Chancellor Rachel Reeves made the third runway announcement during a speech on growth in Oxfordshire (Peter Cziborra/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government will back a third runway at Heathrow Airport as it looks to go “further and faster” on growth, the Chancellor has announced.

In a wide-ranging speech on her measures to boost Britain’s flagging economy, Rachel Reeves said the case for a third runway was “stronger than ever”.

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