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Labour will drop its formal support for a third runway at Heathrow today in a significant U-turn that leaves the plan on a knife edge.
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
BBC News
- Labour giving MPs free vote on Heathrow runway planLabour will not ask its MPs to vote against Heathrow expansion even though its leadership is opposed to a new runway, a senior figure has confirmed.
Financial Times
- Heathrow’s gearing ratio is worryingly high - Adam Afriyie MPI noted with interest Jonathan Ford’s fantastic Inside Business article “ Money an unsettling hole at heart of third Heathrow runway” (June 11), detailing why Heathrow airport is not financially prepared to put its money where its mouth is and take on one of the UK’s biggest ever infrastructure projects.
- Labour to give MPs free rein in Heathrow expansion voteLabour has cleared a political path for the expansion of Heathrow airport by giving its MPs a free rein on the issue when it comes to a vote next Monday.
The Independent
- Heathrow third runway set to get green light after Labour party allows MPs free voteDecision comes despite the party opposing a third runway on environmental grounds
- Is Lufthansa making a bid for Norwegian Air?German airline confirms it has opened negotiations with budget carrier
The Telegraph
- Labour opposes Heathrow third runway over environmental, budget and local neighbourhood concerns Labour will oppose the Government's plan for a third runway to be built at Heathrow after saying it fails to meet current environmental obligations and will have "unnaceptable impacts" on nearby residents.
Times Online
- Labour abandons support for new Heathrow runway [Subscription]Labour will drop its formal support for a third runway at Heathrow today in a significant U-turn that leaves the plan on a knife edge.
City AM
- Labour opposes Heathrow expansion - but MPs will have free voteThe Labour party is calling for a free vote on the controversial third runway at Heathrow after setting out its own opposition to the policy for failing to meet its four key tests.
- This European airport is now ranked first for direct connections as Heathrow slips down rankingsThe UK is the only country in the EU to suffer a drop in the number of direct flights within the last year, according to new findings from an airline industry body.
London Evening Standard
- UK open for business? Two-and-a-half hour border queues hit Heathrow: BA says passport queues are 'unacceptable'Britain's biggest airline today issued a dramatic warning that “totally unacceptable” queues at Heathrow Airport’s passport control are wrecking this country’s attempts to portray itself as open to the world as it hit out over the excessive delays faced by travellers.
Other Regional Press
- Heathrow expansion plans fail to meet Labour’s key testsThe party’s leadership opposes a third runway but will give its MPs a free vote in the Commons.
- Heathrow expansion set for green light 'after Labour gives MPs free vote'The Commons is set to back a third runway at Heathrow after Labour decided to give MPs a free vote on the issue.
New Civil Engineer
- Rival Heathrow scheme lines up legal challengeRival Heathrow expansion scheme Heathrow Hub is preparing a legal challenge should parliament approve plans for a third runway,
Aviation Industry
- Lufthansa CEO: Airlines are facing a crisis of growth Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr has called for greater cooperation between airlines and airports in the face of the upcoming capacity crunch, likening current strained relations to sibling rivalry. read more
- FedEx to take 24 more Boeing freighters in $6.6 billion orderFedEx Corp. has ordered 24 more Boeing freighters, comprising 12 767Fs and 12 777Fs. read more
Other News Sources
- Ruth Cadbury: Labour cannot back a third runway at HeathrowOn Monday MPs will be voting on whether or not to approve the building of a third runway at Heathrow. Supporters of expansion make a number of claims of the benefits to the UK regions, to the national economy and to international trade that expanding Heathrow will bring, but recent government data and the March report of the Transport Select Committee undermine those claims.
- Heathrow Third Runway Set For Go-Ahead After Labour Agrees Free Vote For Its MPsExclusive: Shadow Cabinet decision means vote on expansion almost certain to go through.
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