Yeo urges Cameron to clear Heathrow expansion for take-off

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Conservative MP calls on Prime Minister to prove whether he is a “man or a mouse” with airport expansion decision

The emerging campaign to force the government into a U-turn on its opposition to a third runway at Heathrow received a major boost today, as senior Conservative MP Tim Yeo urged the Prime Minister to decide...

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