Sadiq Khan has vowed to block the third Heathrow runway "with any tool in the toolkit" in a rift with the government after Rachel Reeves said she would back plans.

Labour backlash over Heathrow as Sadiq Khan and MPs hit out at 'hugely damaging' 'mistake’ - Energy secretary Ed Miliband, who threatened to resign from Gordon Brown’s government over expansion of the west London airport,

Heathrow expansion would undermine London's 'clean air' progress - The mayor also cast doubt on the project’s economic benefits and said it would worsen noise levels suffered by west Londoners

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

London mayor Sadiq Khan 'remains opposed' to a third runway at Heathrow, amid rumours of tension within the Labour party over the plans.

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.

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

"Three-quarters of the village would be demolished. It wouldn't be a viable community. Pubs, the shops will go because there aren't enough customers. "The bus won't come up on the main road because there's a runway in the way.

Chancellor invites proposals for a third runway at Heathrow - but London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he ‘remains opposed’ to expansion

Heathrow's third runway can be built and operating in a decade's time, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Reeves told the BBC she wanted to see "spades in the ground" in the current Parliament and planes to start using the runway by 2035.

Heathrow expansion plans branded 'criminal' as residents fear homes will be destroyed for third runway - Villagers in Sipson have lived in the shadow of Heathrow airport for decades. As Rachel Reeves restarts the third runway debate,