"The North has been forgotten"

Politics

Villagers in Sipson have lived in the shadow of Heathrow airport for decades. As Rachel Reeves restarts the third runway debate, locals once again fear losing their homes

Society

Exclusive: FBU general secretary issues a warning to Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer over pay and workers rights following the chancellor’s speech

Economics

Refugee Council says ‘many refugees themselves could also be prosecuted’ under proposalsRichard Madeley goes next.Q: The Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says you are wrong, and the third runway won’t be built until you are 70. You are 45 now. Why is he wrong?We’re signing off decisions on wind farms, on solar farms, a commitment to a new stadium at Old Trafford. We are upgrading the Transpennine route to make journey times easier between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield. Those things are happening right now. Continue reading...

Events

Chancellor Rachel Reeves appealed for her MPs to recognise the 'opportunities' of the long-mooted project, claiming it can be done without harming the environment.

Culture

The Chancellor reiterated the government's support for plans to redevelop Old Trafford, but she did not make any cash commitments

Transport

The Chancellor publicly backed controversial plans for a third runway at Britain's biggest airport as she vowed to 'fight' the 'blockers' holding back the economy.

Society

Britain's oldest theme park is under threat as its costs continue to spiral, with the park's owner blaming Labour's 'socialist' budget last Autumn.

Economics

Commentary: The battleground on expansion of the west London airport will be climate change not air pollution or noise blighting the lives of local residents

Events

Chancellor Rachel Reeves appealed for her MPs to recognise the 'opportunities' of the long-mooted project, claiming it can be done without harming the environment.

Culture

Ms Reeves has said a third runway at Heathrow could be built and ready to use by 2035

Politics

Rachel Reeves' Heathrow plans hit severe turbulence! Labour split erupts as London Mayor and top party donor v  Daily Mail

Society

As Rachel Reeves set out plans to boost growth, Britain's biggest supermarket chain said it was cutting 400 roles at its bakeries, stores and head office.

Economics

Chancellor and the mayor of London at odds over controversial plans to add third runway to Heathrow

Events

Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansion  Yahoo! Voices

Politics

Harmondsworth lies directly on the path of the new runway backed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves and almost two-thirds of it is set to 'disappear' if locals are made to sell and forced out of their homes.

Society

The Lower Thames Crossing has been endorsed by Chancellor Rachel Reeves as the controversial project connecting Kent and Essex takes a drastic step forward.

Economics

Rachel Reeves issued a defiant response as she defended her record as chancellor.

Events

Green campaigners warn of ‘costly mistake’ on airport expansion that will take decades and drive up greenhouse gases

Politics

The Irish businessman delivered a withering verdict on the Chancellor's bid to kickstart the UK's flagging economy, which she set out in a major speech earlier.

Society

Rachel Reeves put support for a third runway at the London hub airport at the heart of her plan to kickstart the UK economy.

Economics

Energy secretary Ed Miliband, who threatened to resign from Gordon Brown’s government over expansion of the west London airport, did not attend chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech

Events

The Chancellor keeps claiming that Britain hasn't built a runway since the 1940s as she makes the case for a new one at Heathrow

Politics

Michael O’Leary said the Chancellor should scrap air passenger duty rather than ‘waffle on’ about Heathrow expansion.

Society

Chancellor Rachel Reeves addresses future of planned link between Kent and Essex in major speech on Wednesday

Economics

Residents of Tempsford say that Rachel Reeves' backing for a major new scheme linking Oxford and Cambridge will lead to tens of thousands of homes being built locally.

Events

Chancellor says she has support of cabinet as climate minister Ed Miliband reported to be sceptical over Heathrow plansRichard Madeley goes next.Q: The Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says you are wrong, and the third runway won’t be built until you are 70. You are 45 now. Why is he wrong?We’re signing off decisions on wind farms, on solar farms, a commitment to a new stadium at Old Trafford. We are upgrading the Transpennine route to make journey times easier between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield. Those things are happening right now. Continue reading...

Politics

The mayor also cast doubt on the project’s economic benefits and said it would worsen noise levels suffered by west Londoners

Society

Residents in the village of Tempsford, Buckinghamshire, say that plans to build a further 350,000 homes nearby will make it larger than Cambridge or Oxford.

Events

Chancellor says she wants to see ‘spades in the ground’ in this Parliament

Politics

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces MPs at Prime Minister’s Questions after Rachel Reeves backed a third Heathrow runway on Wednesday, 29 January.

Society

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the decision on expansion 'cannot be ducked any longer' as she backed a range of projects designed to kick-start the stalling economy.

Events

Chancellor invites proposals for a third runway at Heathrow - but London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he ‘remains opposed’ to expansion

Politics

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the government support for the planned expansion of Heathrow Airport as she unveiled a raft of policies aimed at economic growth

Society

Chancellor needs to realise that it’s not really ‘low expectations’ that are holding the UK economy back but barriers to trade with the EU

Politics

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is unveiling a raft of policies aimed at economic growth, and is expected to back the planned expansion of Heathrow Airport

Society

Chancellor Rachel Reeves refused to say how much public money will be spent into the redevelopment of Old Trafford.

Politics

Environmentalists are appalled at the prospect of higher emissions, noise and congestion

Politics

The Chancellor yesterday tried to crawl out of the fiscal mire into which her own policies have swept her with a series of eye-catching pledges to boost growth.

Politics

East West Rail project could be catastrophic for barbastelle bats, Cambridgeshire County Council warns

Politics

If the Chancellor hoped to give the impression of a shrewd steward of the public purse she had an odd way of going about it.

Politics

The Chancellor said the economy will stagnate if you ‘always give in’ to objections.

Politics

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted there needs to be a 'balance' when it comes to slashing regulation in the wake of disasters like the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017

Politics

Chancellor’s optimistic economic growth vision hit in the short term as Tesco and Lloyds announce hundreds of job losses and she admits fixing the economy is ‘not an easy job’

Politics

Measures such as the approval of a third runway at Heathrow are at odds with net-zero ambitions

Politics

Chancellor’s optimistic economic growth vision hit in the short term as Tesco and Lloyds announce hundreds of job losses and she admits fixing the economy is ‘not an easy job’

Politics