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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Ignoring call to halt new airports would be ‘electoral carnage’, Sunak warned

Aerial view of Gatwick airport
Gatwick airport has formally submitted plans for a £2.2bn second runway. Photograph: One Plus One Media/Alamy

Rishi Sunak faces “electoral carnage” if the government rejects its climate advisers’ recommendations on halting airport expansion, a coalition of community groups have warned.

The prospect of a renewed political battle around airport growth in various parts of England has been reignited amid concern from campaigners at suggestions the government could reject the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) advice that all such expansions must be halted.

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