Rachel Reeves has hailed the scheme getting the go-ahead from the government, saying it means 'thousands more jobs and billions more in investment'.

Rachel Reeves has hailed the scheme getting the go-ahead from the government, saying it means 'thousands more jobs and billions more in investment'.

There has been strong opposition against the airport wanting to use its northern runway.

Plans for the expansion of Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton could mean hundreds of thousands of additional flights a year.