Report: Heathrow expansion would deliver £5bn blow to UK economy

James S Murray
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New economic analysis reinforces call for third runway plans to be grounded

With the Lib Dems and Conservatives both riding high in the polls and planning to block expansion plans at Heathrow airport as one of their first acts if elected to government, the chances of a third runway...

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