With Reeves looking set to approve the contested expansion, here is a timeline of 21 years of changing policy
The saga of Heathrow’s third runway has been continuing for decades, with ministerial resignations, U-turns from politicians against the backdrop of climate disaster, including 0.2C of global heating since the expansion was first proposed. Now the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is hoping to kickstart the expansion again in a push for economic growth.
But critics including the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, say it will do little for growth, cause disruption, and fly in the face of the UK’s climate commitments.
