Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham ducks issue
4 sources·Updated October 17, 2026
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- Sky News Home·20h agoHeathrow expansion would boost growth, chancellor says
Chancellor John Healey has shown support for expanding Heathrow Airport after Prime Minister Andy Burnham refused to back plans for a third runway.
Read at Sky News Home → - The Independent·21h agoHealey backs Heathrow third runway for ‘jobs and growth’ in split from Burnham
Healey speaks positively of airport expansion, including at Heathrow, during meetings at IMF summit in Thailand
Read at The Independent → - BBC UK News·1d agoThird runway at Heathrow Airport would drive growth, Healey says
It comes after the prime minister refused to say whether he backed expansion.
Read at BBC UK News → - Guardian UK·1d agoHealey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham ducks issue
Chancellor says government will study responses to public consultation, with airports being ‘big part of jobs and growth’ John Healey has said there is a pro-growth case for going ahead with a third runway at Heathrow despite the prime minister declining to back it. Healey’s…
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