The Chancellor is expected to voice her support for airport expansion in the UK, including a third runway at Heathrow, as part of her attempts to show she is serious about fuelling growth in the economy.
Back in June, Reeves said she had “nothing against expanding airport capacity”, adding that she wanted “Heathrow to be that European hub for travel”.
“But what I would say is this Government is absolutely committed to growing our economy and making this a great place for business to invest and trade in.”
A No10 source told The i Paper: “The most committed environmentalists in the Cabinet are not onside yet. They are not there yet. But no one is on resignation watch.”
A spokeswoman for the Mayor of London told The i Paper: “The Mayor has a long-standing opposition to airport expansion around London – linked to the negative impact on air quality, noise and London’s ability to reach net-zero by 2030.”
It comes after Burnham warned an expansion of Heathrow risked “trapping” infrastructure investment in London and the South East at the expense of Manchester and the north.
Environmental campaigners have warned expanding the west London airport would be “catastrophic” for the environment and set back efforts to tackle climate change.
“This huge increase in emissions won’t help our economy, and would just encourage the small group of frequent flyers who take most of the flights, further worsening the UK’s huge tourism deficit.”
But Labour MP Chris Curtis and Co-Chair of the Labour Growth Group welcomed the move, insisting the Government needed to do “everything we can to get it fixed”.
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Read More“Heathrow’s expansion is an important part of a range of projects the Government can back to unlock growth and investment in this country.”
A government official told The i Paper that there were “live development consent orders for Luton and Gatwick, and there is no such order for Heathrow”.
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