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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.
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.
- Leeds clean air zone: High emission tax plan for city centreLorries and other high polluting vehicles could be charged up to £50 a day to enter parts of Leeds city centre under revised plans.
- Railway graffiti: Props, respect and deathDangerous, uncompromising and illegal - what's the attraction of railway graffiti?
- No rail network stability 'for four months' in NorthElectrification works will be complete in November, a Network Rail boss told a rail watchdog.
- Audi chief Rupert Stadler arrested in diesel emissions probeThere was a danger that Rupert Stadler could seek to suppress evidence, prosecutors say.
- Northern Rail: Guards row sparks fresh strikesThe RMT union says imposing driver-only services is a risk to public safety.
- Tesla chief Elon Musk accuses worker of sabotageTesla chief Elon Musk says an employee carried out
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 Guardian
- Cross-party MPs say government is dragging feet on air pollutionCalls by joint inquiry to bring forward UK car sales ban have been resisted by government
- Electrification of north-west railways delayed until NovemberNorthern rail chief blames lack of ‘stable network’ for prolonged chaos across region
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
- MPs narrowly back transport secretary Chris Grayling in vote of no confidence over timetable chaosMPs narrowly back transport secretary Chris Grayling in vote of no confidence over timetable chaos
- Northern Rail strike adds to commuters’ misery“Consider whether travel is necessary,” is the message from the train operator Northern as the latest round of strikes begins.
- 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
- Satisfaction with railways goes south [Subscription]Passenger satisfaction with train journeys in Britain is “significantly down” amid poor punctuality, a lack of seats and the bad condition of stations, according to a major study.
- 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.
- We must step up to tackle the public health crisis caused by air pollution - Andy Street [Subscription]Birmingham, 1874: a bustling industrial city exporting goods around the world, cradle of new technology, and centre of prosperity and civic confidence. But with that rapid economic growth came smoke, sewage and pollution, and their noxious effects on public health.
- All aboard the Grayling train [Subscription]Oh blissful irony: a Labour vote of no confidence in Chris “Failing” Grayling, the beleaguered transport secretary, was delayed yesterday owing, as Network Rail likes to say, to overcrowded lifts in the House of Commons area.
- Train cancellation misery set to hit passengers again [Subscription]Passengers could suffer further chaos over the introduction of new train timetables during the next year, the rail watchdog has warned.
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.
- Multiple people injured after explosion at Southgate tube stationMultiple people have been injured after an explosion at Southgate tube station this evening.
- 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.
- Audi appoints interim boss after dieselgate arrestBram Schot has taken over as the interim chief executive of embroiled car manufacturer Audi, following the arrest of its former boss Rupert Stadler yesterday.
Mail Online
- Satisfaction with Britain's railways has fallen as passengers 'buffeted by a perfect storm of extreme weather and timetable chaos'Satisfaction with Britain's railways has fallen amid poor punctuality, a lack of seats and shabby stations.
The Sun
- Boris Johnson set to miss showdown on Heathrow expansion after No10 arrange crunch vote when he is in LuxembourgForeign Secretary and fierce opponent of a third runway is due at a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday when the Commons battle is due to take place
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.
- Loughborough Junction deaths: Outrage after Former TfL board member calls graffiti artists killed 'common scum'A former TfL board member has sparked outrage after calling three suspected graffiti artists killed after a train struck them in south London “common scum”.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Labour calls on Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to resign over rail chaosGateshead MP Ian Mearns says poor rail services could affect the Great Exhibition of the North
Yorkshire Post
- Leeds City Council reveals new plan for Clean Air Zone charges, boundaries and vehicles Future charges for coaches, buses and heavy goods vehicles operating in Leeds which are not compliant with latest emissions standards could be less than originally proposed.
Cambridge News
- Unpicking Great Northern's apology and explanation for train timetable chaosWe also translate their comments into Plain English
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.
- Council calls for Northern to be stripped of franchise after rail ‘fiasco’WARRINGTON Borough Council is calling for Northern to be stripped of its franchise following the rail ‘fiasco’.
- Network Rail seeks teams for £5bn track works tenderNetwork Rail has launched the tender process for the next generation of track work contracts, worth £5bn over the next 10 years.
- 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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