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Evening Standard
Politics
David Lynch

Government ‘not ripping up’ green protections, minister says, amid projects push

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to use a speech next week to support a proposed third runway at Heathrow (Steve Parsons/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government is not “ripping up” climate change commitments, a minister has said, as Rachel Reeves is expected to endorse a third Heathrow runway and a bid to curb challenges to major projects is launched.

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook defended the Chancellor’s claim at Davos that economic growth “trumps other things”, as speculation about the major airport rises.

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