# Burnham stubbornly refuses to echo Chancellor’s backing for Heathrow Airport expansion

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/burnham-stubbornly-refuses-to-echo-chancellors-backing-for-heathrow-airport-expansion/
- Published: 2026-11-13T09:04:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T09:19:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16289629/Burnham-Chancellor-Heathrow-Airport-expansion-runway.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Burnham has cast fresh doubt on Heathrow’s third runway.
- Healey supports the project; Starmer says the decision is not settled.
- The proposed 3,500-metre runway could require moving the M25.

## Summary

Andy Burnham has renewed doubts about a third runway at Heathrow, declining to match ministers’ public support for the project. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the Government was reviewing consultation responses and he would not pre-judge its final decision, highlighting differing views within the Cabinet.

Chancellor John Healey said the Government was behind the expansion, while Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander called it a boost for the South East. Heathrow wants approval for a 3,500-metre runway that would require moving the M25; a Commons vote is expected next year, though no timetable is fixed. Rachel Reeves has backed construction during the current Parliament, but completion may not be possible before 2039.

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