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UK Prime Minister Burnham does not back Heathrow’s third runway — Daily Maverick
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- Sep 27, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC
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Daily Maverick is an independent, South African, English-language, online news publication and weekly print newspaper, headquartered in Cape Town.
More on Wikipedia ↗Main airport serving London, England
London Heathrow Airport – named London Airport until 1966 – is the primary and largest international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system.
More on Wikipedia ↗UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham did not immediately support Heathrow’s third runway project, saying residents near the airport should be heard first.
Airport chiefs say 2035 deadline unachievable with 2039 more likely as critics say delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’
Andy Burnham said he would wait for the results of a consultation on a scheme estimated to cost £33bn