Benn reveals cabinet split over Heathrow expansion

James S Murray
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One of the worst kept secrets in Westminister finally out after environment secretary signals concerns over Heathrow third runway

After months of speculation environment secretary Hilary Benn has confirmed that there are indeed deep splits within the cabinet over whether or not to proceed with plans for a third runway at Heathrow....

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