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Government minded to green light Gatwick expansion

By Abigail Townsend

Date: Thursday 27 Feb 2025

(Sharecast News) - The UK government is poised to approve a second runway at Gatwick, it was confirmed on Thursday, just weeks after the chancellor back a similar expansion at Heathrow.
In a written ministerial statement, transport secretary Heidi Alexander said she was "minded to approve" the £2.2bn construction project.

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