Boris Johnson defies Theresa May by publicly questioning the Government’s new commitment to expand Heathrow
Foreign Secretary risked the wrath of No10 by saying of a third runway: 'I don’t think it’s the right solution'
BORIS Johnson defied Theresa May today by publicly questioning the Government’s new commitment to expand Heathrow.
The Foreign Secretary risked the wrath of No10 by saying: “I don’t think it’s the right solution.”
He was echoed by Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell. Boris Johnson has repeatedly opposed plans for a third runway at Heathrow.
But in the Tory manifesto on Thursday, the party threw its weight behind the “expansion of Heathrow Airport”.
And it said: “We will ensure that these great projects do as much as possible to develop the skills and careers of British workers.”
The Foreign Secretary had been meeting voters in the Labour-held constituency of Brentford & Isleworth.
He told ITV News the new runway would be “very difficult to deliver” because of noise and pollution concerns.
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And he said: “I don’t think it’s the right solution. I’ll be honest with you I think it’s very difficult to deliver.
“I just think noise pollution, the vehicular pollution, the air pollution, these are things that really have to be addressed.”