Home nations' MPs urge Theresa May to approve new runway at Heathrow

Theresa May has been urged to give the green light to a new runway at Heathrow by 50 home nations' politicians who describe the airport as "our gateway to the world".
The Prime Minister is due to make a decision imminently and is very unlikely to back a compromise option of new runways at both Heathrow and Gatwick, it is understood.
The decision is highly politically sensitive given the opposition to Heathrow expansion within her own Cabinet and party, and it was repeatedly delayed by her predecessor David Cameron.
Now MPs and representatives from the devolved assemblies in... read more