Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Heathrow runway row: Cameron flies into storm of Tory criticism

Guardian: David Cameron's attempts to defuse the growing political storm over airport capacity in London are floundering after renewed criticism from the mayor of London and a threat by a high-profile Conservative MP to trigger a byelection if the government performs a U-turn and decides to go ahead with a third runway at Heathrow. Boris Johnson demanded on Wednesday that the Tories make a pledge not to expand Heathrow that would last beyond the next election, while Zac Goldsmith, a former environmental...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/05/heathrow-runway-row-cameron-tory
Enclosure: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/9/5/1346835768569/Boris-Johnson-with-David--010.jpg

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