Grayling underlines government commitment to airport expansion

James Murray
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Transport Secretary signals support for HS2 as means of tackling congestion and argues airport expansion will show 'Britain is open for business'

Chris Grayling has today put himself on a collision course with environmental campaigners, underlining that he remains fully committed to building new airport capacity and delivering the controversial...

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