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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin and Archie Mitchell

Labour split over support for Heathrow expansion with Reeves set to give backing

Labour is split over plans to back a hugely controversial third runway at Heathrow as Rachel Reeves scrambles to boost the UK’s flatlining economy.

The chancellor is poised to support the expansion of the London airport, a move long opposed by her cabinet colleague Ed Miliband.

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