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Airport and roads expansion set to join Starmer ‘investment for growth’ mission

Peter Stonham
23 January 2025
 

Airport expansion, including the controversial third runway at Heathrow, and major plans at Gatwick and Luton, plus road schemes, are set to join the government’s prioritisation of economic growth in determining its transport plans, increasingly now in the hands of the Treasury.

Once again Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Prime Minister are setting the agenda, rather than the Transport Secretary.

The airport expansion plans form part of a broader growth package Downing Street wants...

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