Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansionSource: BBC Radio 4

Sadiq Khan can’t stop the government’s planned Heathrow expansion from going ahead, Rachel Reeves has said.The London mayor has been a vocal opponent of the plan to build a third runway at the London airport.

Rachel Reeves warns Sadiq Khan she will defeat London mayor’s bid to sabotage Heathrow expansion - Chancellor and the mayor of London at odds over controversial plans to add third runway to Heathrow

Chancellor also vows bat tunnels will not be used in UK infrastructure projects as she defends new growth measures

Rachel Reeves has rejected criticism of the Government’s support to expand Heathrow Airport after she set out plans to remove barriers to growth in the hope of kickstarting the UK’s stuttering economy.

There are differences in opinion among Labour big beasts over the policy that's promising to deliver long overdue economic growth.

Londoners strongly support Heathrow building a third runway, a poll has shown, as the Government faces a row with Sadiq Khan over the plan. More than half of people in the capital (56%) surveyed said they were in favour of the expansion, which Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday announced the Government would back.

Rachel Reeves is facing fierce opposition within Labour over her plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport.

The Heathrow expansion can be achieved in 10 years, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Speaking on LBC's Nick Ferrari at Breakfast, Ms Reeves said the Cabinet was united on plans for a third runway, despite facing criticism from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

Heathrow's third runway can be built and operating in a decade's time, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Reeves told the BBC she wanted to see "spades in the ground" in the current Parliament and planes to start using the runway by 2035.

The chancellor says the expansion of Europe's busiest airport is "badly needed" - but the Green Party's Sian Berry calls it "the most irresponsible announcement from any government I have seen since the Liz Truss budget".

Reeves made an announcement on Heathrow during a major speech outlining Labour's plans to deliver economic growth.