Chancellor backs third runway for Heathrow

RACHEL Reeves promised to systematically remove barriers to growth as she set out Government support for the Heathrow expansion in the hope of kick-starting the UK's stuttering economy.

- 

The Chancellor insisted she was prepared to "fight" for new housing, infrastructure and business projects, including tearing up environmental regulations which hamper construction.

Her backing for Heathrow will see her face down Labour critics and environmental campaigners, but she insisted support for the third runway would support the economy across the country.