The Chancellor has said she would now support the expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), saying "the way we fly has changed". As Leeds West MP, Reeves had opposed proposals for a new terminal at the Yorkshire site over environmental and noise concerns.

Chancellor also vows bat tunnels will not be used in UK infrastructure projects as she defends new growth measures

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves gave her support for a controversial third runway at Heathrow Airport, part of her government’s push to advance long-delayed planning decisions to boost economic growth.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday that "economic growth is the number one mission of this government" as she unveiled a series of proposals to boost the UK's economy. But how quickly could the government get growth from the plans she announced?

Good morning. Rachel Reeves delivered her big speech on growth. It contained a number of measures: some good (the Oxford/Cambridge arc tops that list), some bad (the third runway at Heathrow) and some added to give the list of growth initiatives the appearance of a more even regional distribution (the regeneration of Old Trafford).

Chancellor’s optimistic economic growth vision hit in the short term as Tesco and Lloyds announce hundreds of job losses and she admits fixing the economy is ‘not an easy job’