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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Labour is about to shred its green credentials over Heathrow’s third runway

John McDonnell, then shadow chancellor, speaks as legal action over a plan to expand Heathrow is launched on 4 October 2018.
John McDonnell, then shadow chancellor, speaks as legal action over a plan to expand Heathrow is launched on 4 October 2018. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

Is there any section of Labour support that its Treasury team hasn’t alienated yet? With Rachel Reeves’s personal backing, Heathrow airport has brought forward its ludicrous plans for a third runway (Heathrow submits ‘shovel-ready’ plans for third runway, 1 August).

As a result, we are about to shred the party’s green credentials and mobilise not just the mass environmental movement against us but also a vast swathe of 2 million Londoners hit by increased noise and air pollution.

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