The Latest Breaking News from Heidi Alexander

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the expansion of Gatwick Airport would mean thousands more jobs and billions of pounds for the economy.

The controversial £2.2bn project will see the Sussex hub almost double its capacity – but campaigners are concerned about its environmental impact

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Transport secretary Heidi Alexander backed the scheme as a ‘no-brainer’ for economic growth despite concerns about impact on climate

Heidi Alexander approves expansion to allow 100,000 more flights a year

The West Sussex airport will bring its emergency runway into routine use under the expansion scheme.

Gatwick will move its emergency runway 12 metres north, enabling it to be used for routine departures

DVSA officials discussed how ‘immigration demand from non-EU countries had increased substantially’.

Ryanair is urging passengers affected by air traffic control (ATC) delays to email Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander directly with their complaints. The Dublin-based airline has published the Cabinet minister’s personal parliamentary email address on a website named ‘Air Traffic Control Ruined Your Flight’.

The Dublin-based airline has included Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander’s email address on a website named Air Traffic Control Ruined Your Flight.

Firms vie with Eurostar to provide direct services from Britain to mainland Europe as they spy growth in market