Rachel Reeves has told London Mayor Sadiq Khan she is certain to defeat his bid to sabotage her Heathrow expansion scheme. Asked if Mr Khan was able to stop to her third runway plan, the Chancellor replied: ‘No.’ The capital’s Labour mayor could mount a legal challenge, she said, but he would not prevail in the end.

Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansionSource: BBC Radio 4

There are differences in opinion among Labour big beasts over the policy that's promising to deliver long overdue economic growth.

Londoners strongly support Heathrow building a third runway, a poll has shown, as the Government faces a row with Sadiq Khan over the plan. More than half of people in the capital (56%) surveyed said they were in favour of the expansion, which Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday announced the Government would back.

Reeves made an announcement on Heathrow during a major speech outlining Labour's plans to deliver economic growth.

Sir Sadiq Khan has vowed to block Rachel Reeves's growth plans after the Chancellor gave the greenlight to an expansion at Heathrow Airport. The Mayor of London, who has long opposed giving the UK's largest airport a third runway,