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Heathrow’s third runway delayed as new target deadline revealed
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The government has been told sticking to the original 2035 deadline is not possible
Andy Burnham said he would wait for the results of a consultation on a scheme estimated to cost £33bn
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has refused to say whether he backs plans to build a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport. The Government under his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer gave its support to the third runway project at Heathrow, the largest and busiest airport in the UK, as a means of growing the economy.…