{"id":21248,"date":"2026-09-03T07:15:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=21248"},"modified":"2026-09-03T07:15:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:15:56","slug":"heathrow-expansion-a-risk-we-cannot-afford-to-take-says-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=21248","title":{"rendered":"Heathrow expansion &#8216;a risk we cannot afford to take&#8217;, says mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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for required public transport upgrades as part of the planning process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;This is about much more than a new runway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s about unlocking growth and over 100,000 jobs for the whole country, boosting British trade by \u00a3150bn, making travel more affordable and revitalising the UK&#8217;s steel industry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The mayor&#8217;s stance is backed by a coalition of London and home counties council leaders &#8211; including Wandsworth, Richmond, Kingston, Hillingdon, Southwark, Sutton, and Windsor and Maidenhead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In a joint letter to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander following the consultation&#8217;s close, the cross-party group called on the government to withdraw support for the third runway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">However, the Back Heathrow campaign pushed back against the councils, claiming their opposition was &#8220;not representative&#8221; of local residents. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Executive director Parmjit Dhanda said more than 100,000 local members support the expansion, citing the potential for jobs, trade, and economic growth, adding that a new runway was &#8220;way overdue&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Department for Transport, which threw its support behind expansion under Keir Starmer&#8217;s premiership in 2025, said ministers would &#8220;carefully consider all responses before setting out next steps later this year&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We have always been clear that expansion will only go ahead if it is delivered in line with our legally binding climate change obligations, and meets strict environmental rules on air quality and noise pollution,&#8221; a spokesperson for the department added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Analysis: Tom Edwards, BBC London transport correspondent<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The position of the mayor and TfL against expansion at Heathrow hasn&#8217;t changed -they have always had concerns over noise pollution, public transport and extra traffic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">What is different this time is they think the modelling is outdated, and the language seems to have toughened. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Perhaps Ulez has empowered the mayor to be more direct?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">TfL said since the pandemic, the world had changed with a decline in business travel. 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