The chancellor says the airport is at "the heart of the UK's openness as a country" and a third runway could lead to 100,000 more jobs.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the government's backing for a new runway at Heathrow Airport. In a major set piece speech setting out her plans to revitalise the UK's economy, the Chancellor said ministers “cannot duck the decision any longer”.

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says that the new Labour government is backing the construction of third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport