Sir Keir Starmer faces a furious backlash after it emerged he may refuse to give MPs a vote on a third Heathrow runway. Downing Street said no decision has been made on whether the House of Commons will be asked to approve the scheme, even though the Conservative government did hold a vote when a third runway was proposed in 2018.

A triumphant past post by the Labour leader appears to be at odds with the latest plans announced by the Chancellor.

Commentary: The battleground on expansion of the west London airport will be climate change not air pollution or noise blighting the lives of local residents

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces MPs at Prime Minister’s Questions after Rachel Reeves backed a third Heathrow runway on Wednesday, 29 January.The prime minister is being grilled by Kemi Badenoch on the chancellor’s major speech on growth,

Keir Stramer's Damascene conversion to a third runway at Heathrow, which he previously voted against, is welcome. But if he's serious he will need to take decisive steps to curb the blockers' tactics

Sir Keir Starmer is at PMQs after chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a raft of plans to drive economic growth including the expansion of Heathrow Airport

Keir Starmer has insisted the UK economy is “turning around” despite a wave of gloomy data. The prime minister gave his optimistic take after telling business leaders that he has instructed his ministers to ditch policies that won’t lead to economic growth.

Rachel Reeves will deliver a major speech with announcements expected on OId Trafford, Heathrow Airport and a new 'UK Silicon Valley' as Keir Starmer said he'd channel Margaret Thatcher

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he was not going to take lectures from people who talk about climate change but oppose renewable infrastructure in their own constituency

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch urged the Prime Minister to drop his ‘anti-growth’ Employment Rights Bill.

Sir Keir Starmer is at PMQs after chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a raft of plans to drive economic growth including the expansion of Heathrow Airport

Keir Starmer has insisted that the economy is 'beginning to turn around', and that growth remains his government's number one priority at a meeting with senior executives this morning.