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

Rachel Reeves has given the government’s backing for a third runway at Heathrow Airport - teeing up a major battle with opponents of the project. The chancellor said she was ready to “fight” to get the economic growth Labour has promised.

The chancellor says the expansion of Europe's busiest airport is "badly needed" - but the Green Party's Sian Berry calls it "the most irresponsible announcement from any government I have seen since the Liz Truss budget".