Rachel Reeves to tell Labour MPs to back growth strategy

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Rachel Reeves on Monday called for suspicious labor parliamentarians to return plans to expand the UK economy with a highly controversial proposal to expand Heathrow Airport.

The Chancellor is facing criticism from anyone of his team to support the third runway at the busiest airport in Britain’s busiest airport, fearing that it could be affected by the government’s environmental goals.

But Reeves When meeting with the Parliamentary Labor Party on Monday, he will try to face his critics, told MPs that he would be unable to fund the improvement of their preferred public services without growth.

Roves, who met investors in Davos’s World Economic Forum this week, will also spend the next two days in an attempt to explain that they have credible growth.

Many business leaders fear that its policies have contributed to the stagnant economy.

On Sunday, Reeves effectively confirmed that he would approve the construction of the third runway in Heathrow while giving “growth” speech on Wednesday, emphasizing the aircraft industry becoming green.

Asked about the claim of London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, the policy would hit the clear air and net zero target, Reeves said: “A lot has changed from the aircraft.”

He told the BBC’s Laura Queensburg that more sustainable aviation fuel was becoming available, and “the third runway means that the flights can land in Heathrow instead of circulating London”.

Reeves said he had already agreed to the expansion of London City and Stanted Airports, and on Wednesday he also expected to identify a huge extension of the London airport for approval for expansion of Gatwick and Luton.

The third runway first labor government was first proposed on an economic basis in 20, but the next conservative administration tried and failed to make this project progress.

Khan and environmental groups have long opposed it, citing the legally mandatory goals of the UK to reach the net zero carbon emission. However, Ed Milliband this week, who threatened to resign during the Gordon Brown government during the Gordon Brown government, said He will not leave his role If the third runway is approved.

Paul McGwaines, chairman of the third runway alliance, says: “Expansion at other London airports brings the case to the case in the case of Heathrow’s unique complex and expensive third runway, even though it is not involuntary proposal, it has made it even more risky. “

Left -wing Labor MPs are also concerned that Reeve is at the same time for the big business and the regulator at the time of the customers, one said: “He is throwing himself into a big corporation.”

However, the Chancellor on Sunday emphasized that Britain would have inadequate growth without some fundamental changes and the government would fail to meet the target of 1.5 million new homes in this parliament.

“Often there was no answer for new development. But this is the attitude that has stunned economic growth and left the working people worse, “he said.” I do not believe that low growth is our destiny. “

As part of the renovation under the new plan and infrastructure bill, Reeves has announced a new plan to speed up the construction of new homes near the train stations.

Treasury says that new rules will confirm that when developers submit an application for acceptable types of schemes in the main fields – such as nearby passenger transport centers – the default answer will be “yes”.

Reeves also supported a regeneration project around Old Trafford in Manchester, which was championed by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Bernham.

Treasury says that “it will see” new housing, commercial and public space as a brilliant example of bold pro-development model that will increase growth across the region “.

Manchester United There are plans For the rebuilding or rebuilding of Old Trafford, urban leaders claim that one of the UK can run the “largest city regeneration project”.

The Premier League Club will decide at the end of this season that new 100,000-powerful ground will be built, the country’s largest stadium will be created, or upgrade and extend the existing.

Bernham has dubbed the “biggest opportunity for urban regeneration” since the London Olympic Games of 2002.