# Cabinet ministers heap pressure on Burnham over Heathrow Airport as Chancellor says expansion can drive growth

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cabinet-ministers-heap-pressure-on-burnham-over-heathrow-airport-as-chancellor-says-expansion-can-drive-growth/
- Published: 2026-11-11T15:48:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T16:04:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16284757/Cabinet-ministers-Burnham-Heathrow-Airport-Chancellor.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Ministers say they support Heathrow’s third runway.
- Burnham has previously opposed expansion.
- Completion may be delayed until at least 2039.

## Summary

Several senior ministers have publicly backed expanding Heathrow, increasing pressure on Andy Burnham as Labour weighs the proposal. The disagreement matters because the Government sees airport capacity as a possible source of jobs and economic growth, while critics have raised concerns about concentrating investment in the South East and increasing aviation.

Chancellor John Healey said the Government supports a third runway, and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said ministers were working to advance the plans. Heathrow Airport Limited is seeking approval for a 3,500-metre runway that would require moving the M25. The Government is reviewing consultation responses before a decision under four tests; a Commons vote is expected next year, though no timetable is fixed. Rachel Reeves has targeted completion by 2035, but 2039 is now suggested as the earliest possible date.

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