Heathrow expansion verdict could be delayed beyond next summer

Government postpones decision over third runway as Labour accuses Tories of procrastinating to help Zac Goldsmith’s mayoral campaign in LondonThe final decision on a third Heathrow runway could be delayed even further than the middle of 2016, the transport secretary has suggested.Patrick McLoughlin admitted on Friday morning that the government’s verdict on airport expansion could be postponed beyond the new deadline of next summer, which was announced on Thursday to widespread anger