Rachel Reeves warns Sadiq Khan she will defeat London mayor’s bid to sabotage Heathrow expansion Chancellor and the mayor of London at odds over controversial plans to add third runway to Heathrow The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025
Stars align for Heathrow third runway but Supreme Court may put the fast-warming planet first Commentary: The battleground on expansion of the west London airport will be climate change not air pollution or noise blighting the lives of local residents Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025
Rachel Reeves unaware former chancellors had published tax returns The Chancellor had initially ruled out publishing her tax returns, but has now said she is ‘very happy’ to do so. Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025
SNP minister questions why major Scottish exports go through Heathrow Airport AN SNP minister has questioned why major Scottish exports go through Heathrow Airport ... The National (Scotland) · Jan 30, 2025
Heathrow expansion can be done in a decade, says Rachel Reeves The Chancellor said she wanted to see ‘spades in the ground in this parliament’. Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025
Rachel Reeves says third runway at Heathrow could be built and in use by 2035 Chancellor says she wants to see ‘spades in the ground’ in this Parliament Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025
Labour warned tough laws against people smugglers in new bill could penalise asylum seekers – UK politics live Refugee Council says ‘many refugees themselves could also be prosecuted’ under proposals The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025
Look at Labour’s acts of environmental vandalism and ask: did I vote for this? Our rivers, our wildlife, the air we breathe: the government is sacrificing all to the insatiable god of GDP – and mocking our objections, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025
Thursday briefing: Search underway after catastrophic mid-air collision over Potomac river In today’s newsletter: What we know so far about the deadly air crash involving passenger jet and military helicopter The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025
What the papers say – January 30 Here are the stories making headlines this Thursday. Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025
Rachel Reeves refuses to say how much public money will go into Old Trafford redevelopment Chancellor Rachel Reeves refused to say how much public money will be spent into the redevelopment of Old Trafford. The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025
Rachel Reeves backs East West Rail scheme despite fears for bats and newts East West Rail project could be catastrophic for barbastelle bats, Cambridgeshire County Council warns The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025
Under pressure Rachel Reeves issues defiant response when quizzed on Keir Starmer relationship Rachel Reeves issued a defiant response as she defended her record as chancellor. The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025
Can Rachel Reeves defeat the anti-growth coalition in the cabinet? THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The chancellor set the right direction in her speech – a long-term focus on the causes of prosperity. The question is whether Labour can carry it through The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025
Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025 Reeves rejects Heathrow expansion critics, saying answer ‘cannot always be no’ The Chancellor said the economy will stagnate if you ‘always give in’ to objections.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025 Scepticism in Whitehall that Heathrow plan can be reconciled with climate targets Emission targets could derail project as campaigners say net zero commitment cannot be met if expansion happens
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025 Labour’s plan for ‘growth’ won’t take off, but it will leave ordinary people behind We used to call this ‘trickle-down economics’, and we learned a long time ago that it is a myth, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025 The Guardian view on Labour’s growth plan: a long list but a shallow argument Editorial: The chancellor’s measures might have some economic effect but her big speech lacked any sense of political purpose
Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025 Londoners support Heathrow expansion, poll shows, as Government faces row with Sadiq Khan over third runway There is stronger support for Heathrow expansion in London than elsewhere in the country, a survey shows
The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025 Rachel Reeves’s plan for Heathrow to ‘turbocharge’ economy struggles to take off Chancellor’s optimistic economic growth vision hit in the short term as Tesco and Lloyds announce hundreds of job losses and she admits fixing the economy is ‘not an easy job’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025 We survived Rachel Reeves’s ‘exciting plans’, but newts and bats may not The chancellor ploughed on through 48 minutes of talking about growth, as others zoned out. ‘Be happy!’ she yelled
The National (Scotland) · Jan 29, 2025 'Afterthought': Kate Forbes issues damning response to Chancellor’s growth plan RACHEL Reeves’s growth plans have been criticised as “deeply disappointing” for treating Scotland as an “afterthought”, by Deputy First…
The National (Scotland) · Jan 29, 2025 'Own goal': Labour slammed for Heathrow expansion but no Grangemouth rescue LABOUR have been accused of scoring an “own goal” by announcing the expansion of Heathrow Airport – while failing to come up with a rescue…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025 Will Rachel Reeves’s plan for economic growth work? The chancellor has made an assault on the barriers, but the uncertain global backdrop is out of her hands
Evening Standard · Jan 29, 2025 Chancellor Reeves backs controversial Heathrow expansion in UK growth bid Listen here on your chosen podcast platform.