Heathrow third runway plan labelled ‘desperate’ amid Labour divisions

Rachel Reeves hopes expansion will increase economic growth but Ed Miliband and Sadiq Khan oppose it Business live – latest updatesA plan for Rachel Reeves to back a third runway at Heathrow and an expansion of Gatwick and Luton airports has been labelled “desperate”, as the chancellor faces opposition from within Labour.The chancellor is expected to make a swathe of announcements intended to increase economic growth in a speech later this month, including giving a political gr