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Conservatives back Heathrow expansion as Burnham keeps ‘open mind’
- Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith pledged at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham to accelerate major infrastructure, vowing to 'do whatever it takes' to build the third runway at Heathrow Airport.
- Rejecting current plans that delay the project until the 2040s, Griffith argued the nation should not wait, referencing historical engineering feats like the Mulberry harbours to champion immediate expansion.
- Heathrow Airport chief executive Thomas Woldbye welcomed the 'can do' consensus, while Chancellor John Healey insisted the economic case for expansion 'stacks up' to drive national growth.
- Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told the Labour party conference last week that Prime Minister Andy Burnham maintains an 'open mind' regarding expansion, describing it as a 'matter for London and Londoners.'
- Griffith intends to introduce legislation to remove barriers that have delayed schemes like Heathrow expansion, aiming to speed up essential infrastructure delivery across the country.
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Conservatives to pledge to do 'whatever it takes' to greenlight Heathrow third runway as Tories go 'all in for growth'
Conservatives will do 'whatever it takes' to greenlight Heathrow third runway as Tories go 'all in for growth' . The Conservatives will pledge to "do whatever it takes" to get a third runway at Heathrow Airport off the ground
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Conservatives to pledge to do ‘whatever it takes’ to greenlight Heathrow third runway as Tories go ‘all in for growth’
The Conservatives will pledge to “do whatever it takes” to get a third runway at Heathrow Airport off the ground. In his speech at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith will say: “We’re ‘all in’ for growth and we will legislate to sweep away the blockers to getting the infrastructure our […]
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