Rachel Reeves has revealed she is now in favour of expanding Leeds Bradford Airport, after previously opposing plans for a new terminal.
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Julian Harris: Rachel Reeves is Everywhere
The contradictions at the heart of Rachel Reeves’ growth plan
“There is a clear contradiction between implementing laudable measures such as planning reform and infrastructure investment whilst, at the same time, applying a handbrake through measures which will inevitably reduce investment and freeze recruitment. This is a clear dichotomy that the government needs to resolve internally.”
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How quickly could Rachel Reeves' new plans boost growth?
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Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansionSource: BBC Radio 4
Heathrow Airport’s third runway can be built in the next decade, Rachel Reeves has said, as she aims to boost growth amid the UK’s gloomy economic outlook. The Chancellor said she wanted to see the expansion completed by 2035,
Nine new reservoirs are part of a plan to "kick start the economy". But it has led to warnings that private firms will benefit as bills rise.
British finance minister Rachel Reeves spelled out her plans to revive the country's slow-moving economy on Wednesday, adding to recent pledges to reform investment and planning rules with a commitment to back airport expansion at Heathrow.
Rachel Reeves grilled on past opposition to airport expansion over environmental concernsSource: BBC Breakfast
Rachel Reeves has told London Mayor Sadiq Khan she is certain to defeat his bid to sabotage her Heathrow expansion scheme. Asked if Mr Khan was able to stop to her third runway plan, the Chancellor replied: ‘No.’ The capital’s Labour mayor could mount a legal challenge, she said, but he would not prevail in the end.
The former Prime Minister said the "people of Britain demand bigger change" than Rachel Reeves is willing to offer.
Chancellor backs 'badly needed' Heathrow third runway and £4.2bn Old Trafford plan - Chancellor Rachel Reeves is unveiling a raft of policies aimed at economic growth, and is expected to back the plan
For years the biggest enemy in the economic life of the UK was short-termism — a term hurled around like a rude word, often prefixed with “chronic” for good measure. But this morning as I listened to the chancellor speak from a Siemens factory in Oxfordshire,
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