Reeves confirms backing for Heathrow expansion but refuses to rule out new business taxes

Rachel Reeves has confirmed the government’s backing for a third runway at Heathrow in a major speech on economic growth. The Chancellor addressed journalists, business leaders and cabinet ministers at Siemens Healthineers in Oxfordshire on Wednesday morning. She said: “Heathrow is at the heart of the UK’s openness as a country, it connects us to [...]