Labour civil war as Sadiq Khan lashes out at Rachel Reeves over third Heathrow runway

Sadiq Khan has agelong been against Heathrow enlargement (Image: Getty)

Sir Sadiq Khan has lashed retired astatine Rachel Reeves aft the Chancellor gave the greenish airy for a 3rd runway astatine Heathrow Airport this morning.

Ms Reeves added that a determination connected expanding operations astatine Gatwick and Luton airports volition beryllium made "shortly" by the transport secretary.

The Heathrow strategy unsocial is thought to outgo £14billion, and could instrumentality 10 to 15 years to complete. Ms Reeves claimed that the task could summation GDP by 0.43% by 2050.

Officials volition purpose for proposals to beryllium brought guardant by the summer. Previously laid retired legal, biology and clime pledges volition beryllium met, the Chancellor said.

Heathrow is acceptable to get a 3rd runway (Image: Getty)

But the Mayor of London has deed retired astatine the plans today.

He said: “I stay opposed to a caller runway astatine Heathrow airport due to the fact that of the terrible interaction it volition person connected noise, aerial contamination and gathering our clime alteration targets.

“I volition scrutinise cautiously immoderate caller proposals that present travel guardant from Heathrow, including the interaction it volition person connected radical surviving successful the country and the immense knock-on effects for our transport infrastructure.

“Despite the advancement that's been made successful the aviation assemblage to marque it much sustainable, I’m simply not convinced that you tin person hundreds of thousands of further flights astatine Heathrow each twelvemonth without a hugely damaging interaction connected our environment.”

Rachel Reaves announced maturation measures this greeting (Image: Getty)

Also announced by Ms Reeves was a measurement meaning h2o companies tin present walk £7.9billion to physique caller reservoirs.

The Chancellor besides intends to make Europe's Silicon Valley betwixt Oxford and Cambridge. This volition comprise of improved infrastructure truthful that the country is astatine the forefront of science and technological advances, and is expected to make £78 cardinal by 2035.

In addition, Manchester United has been fixed the spell up for the redevelopment of its shot stadium, Old Trafford. This volition see much housing.

This is thought to outgo betwixt £1billion and £1.2billion.