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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Horton and Gwyn Topham

Heathrow third runway plan labelled ‘desperate’ amid Labour divisions

A plane passes a sign as it comes into land at Heathrow airport
Rachel Reeves has long supported a third runway at Heathrow airport. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

A plan for Rachel Reeves to back a third runway at Heathrow and an expansion of Gatwick and Luton airports has been labelled “desperate”, as the chancellor faces opposition from within Labour.

The chancellor is expected to make a swathe of announcements intended to increase economic growth in a speech later this month, including giving a political green light to the airports’ expansion.

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