Heathrow's third runway and the other public transport projects that will reshape London by 2035 - Gatwick, too, has an expansion plan, and other schemes include a Bakerloo line extension and a larger

Britain's Labour government will back plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport, finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday, saying the project could create over 100,000 jobs. Reeves said in a speech that the case for a third runway at Heathrow - Britain's busiest hub - was stronger than ever and that it would help boost economic growth.

Heathrow's third runway could be built and operating in a decade's time, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. The extra runway at Heathrow was one of a number of infrastructure projects announced by the chancellor on Wednesday as part of the government's plans to boost economic growth.