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Evening Standard
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Nicholas Cecil and Emily Beament

Minister slammed for 'turning deaf ear' to climate watchdog to ram ahead with Heathrow third runway

A minister was heavily criticised for appearing to brush aside a warning from Britain’s climate watchdog on pressing ahead with a third runway at Heathrow.

Local energy minister Martin McCluskey seemed to dismiss a damning verdict by the UK’s Climate Change Committee on expanding the west London airport.

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