Government approves £2.2bn Gatwick second runway Transport and infrastructure Gatwick Airport’s £2.2 billion second runway plan could create thousands of jobs and help “kickstart the economy”, Rachel Reeves said. In the privately-financed project, the West Sussex airport will move its emergency runway 12 metres north, enabling it to be used for departures of narrow-bodied planes such as Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s. This will [...]
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Reeves must answer ‘incredibly serious’ questions over CV, Tory MP demands Politics Rachel Reeves must answer “incredibly serious” questions over claims she “misrepresented” her CV, a Tory MP has demanded. Richard Holden wrote to the Chancellor following reports she had exaggerated her professional experience at the Bank of England (BoE) and Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS). Reeves told Stylist magazine in 2021 that she spent a decade [...]
Election 2024: Richard Holden clings onto Essex seat by 20 votes July 5, 2024 The Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden has clung onto his Essex seat of Basildon and Billericay by just 20 votes.