Labour dismisses claim of Heathrow third-runway U-turn

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Interim report from airports commission set to announce a shortlist of options for expansion in the south-east

Labour played down reports last night that Ed Miliband is set to abandon his opposition to a third runway at Heathrow, but he is under pressure from the shadow chancellor Ed Balls to be more supportive...

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