On the recordJune 19, 2026
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was determined to get "spades in the ground" for the third runway, and for it to be built by 2035.
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Rachel Reeves
Labour Party
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bbc.comEditor's note · Context
Discussing the third runway at Heathrow.
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He’s obviously trying to distract from the huge troubles that he is currently in around not declaring a whole range of donations and associations.
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Don't cry on national television. That was probably my toughest moment, or perhaps even tougher, seeing the photos of me crying on national television on the front page of pretty much every newspaper the following day
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