Heathrow climate report scuppers Tory plans to delay expansion debate

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Blow to Conservatives as watchdog announces summer report, saying flight prices would need to rise to meet climate targets

David Cameron's attempt to neutralise the toxic political issue of airport expansion until after the next election has been thwarted by the climate change watchdog, which has announced it will report this...

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