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Support for new runaways at Heathrow and Gatwick

17th Jul 2015
Support for new runaways at Heathrow and Gatwick

Gareth Thomas MP

The first job of a Mayor is to make sure their city prospers, and I believe we need to take decisive steps to ensure London remains a city of enterprise that encourages business. That is why I am backing new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick.

Labour lost the last election because too many did not believe we were credible on managing the economy and weren’t really in favour of wealth creation. There will be no more powerful test in London as to whether we have changed than whether Labour’s candidate for Mayor is willing to support a third runway.

I am the only candidate determined to promote new private sector led investment in both Heathrow and Gatwick. The independent Airports Commission, led by Sir Howard Davies, is clear that one new runway is needed by 2030 and another one by 2050. London’s business community and major trade unions like Unite and the GMB support airport expansion too.

An extra runway at Heathrow would create 40,000 more decent jobs, and there would be 10,000 apprenticeships, giving young people a head start in achieving their ambitions.

Businesses are already losing out on an estimated £15bn of trade each year because of the lack of cargo capacity, whilst an expanded Heathrow alone would create up to forty new direct routes to long haul destinations.

I recognise that there are understandable concerns about the potential impact extra runways could cause for noise and pollution levels.

The independent Airports Commission have confirmed that new runways could be built and climate change and EU air quality limits met, and technological advancements, such as new aircraft that can make steeper approaches to runways, can help to mitigate the noise impact.

Much of the issues about air pollution around Heathrow relate to the number of vehicles in the area – rather than the airport itself – and we need a dramatic shift to boost electric cars and buses, and extend and refine the congestion zone, to start to improve London’s air quality.

I would also require Heathrow and Gatwick to contribute to the public transport upgrades that would be needed to help transport the extra passengers. Fare rises in recent years have hit many in London who are struggling with the cost of living, which is why I have pledged to cut tube, train and bus fares in the first term of my Mayoralty, and freeze them for the remaining three years – a cut of almost 20% in real terms by 2020.

Whilst there are clearly challenges in building new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick, we cannot afford to turn our backs on the growth and jobs that expansion would bring. London needs a Mayor who has the courage to take bold decisions to protect our city’s future.

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