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Former Labour leader says government should show greater willingness to work with bloc

On top of the added levels of noise and air pollution, there’s the non-trivial matter of demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting several waterways and rerouting a long stretch of the M25

The chancellor is under fire after a study cited as evidence for expanding the terminal to boost the UK’s economic growth was ordered by Heathrow itself

Exclusive: Chief climate adviser calls on Starmer to make ‘strong, confident’ case for green UK that public can buy into

Shadow foreign secretary accuses prime minister of putting UK security at risk in rush to fix economy

Gatwick, too, has an expansion plan, and other schemes include a Bakerloo line extension and a larger terminal at Stansted

Exclusive: MPs and ministers say they would oppose Starmer if he tries to approve Rosebank development

Letters: Readers respond to the chancellor’s intentions, voicing their concerns about the climate and driving ‘growth’

Developers need not “worry about bats and newts” before they start building, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said in a speech that outlined her plans to reform the UK’s planning process. Reeves’ comments suggest construction firms and housebuilders will be allowed to destroy habitat if they pay into “a nature fund”…