Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
19%
4 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
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Chancellor John Healey has said building a third runway at Heathrow Airport has "always been a case for growth", after Prime Minister Andy Burnham refused to say whether he backed the expansion.
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he → publish → expansion
Speaking from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings in Bangkok, Healey said that airport expansion, including at Heathrow, had been "a big part of jobs and growth" in recent decades.
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expansion → speak → decades
His predecessor Rachel Reeves had put Heathrow expansion at the centrepiece of an argument that Britain is open for business.
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Britain → put → business
But Burnham has been more sceptical about the case, telling the BBC it was "a matter for London and Londoners".
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it → tell → London
It follows a warning earlier this week from Heathrow's chief executive, who said that not building a third runway at the UK's busiest airport would be a "huge missed opportunity".
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building → follow → airport
Building a third runway at Heathrow has been debated for decades, with the project facing steep opposition from local residents, politicians and climate campaigners.
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project → build → residents
Last year, Reeves announced the government-backed expansion, saying "a third runway is badly needed", and the government could not "duck the decision any longer".
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government → announce → decision
Asked about the project last month, Burnham suggested it is an argument for London to decide.
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London → ask → project
"I think we ought to hear the voice of people there first.
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we → think → people
It's not right for me to just jump straight in on the back of the consultation," he added.
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he → jump → consultation
The Department for Transport has said it is "considering the appropriate next steps" following the public consultation on its National Policy Statement, which provides the basis for deciding whether to grant a new runway at Heathrow.
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which → say → Heathrow
"The formal position now is that the consultation is closed, led by the Transport Department.
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consultation → close → Department
We're reviewing those, and then further decisions and announcements will follow," Healey told reporters.
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Healey → review → reporters
The airport's consortium of owners has said they need explicit backing from Burnham before the end of the year in order to proceed with the project.
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they → say → project
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme earlier this week, Thomas Woldbye, the airport's chief executive, said it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project.
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it → speak → project
He said he hoped the prime minister would "come along" with the project, adding that a third runway was "not just for Londoners".
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runway → say → Londoners
"Benefits will be felt all over the country because our supply chain reaches all the way from the north all the way to the south of the UK," Woldbye said.
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Woldbye → feel → UK
Heathrow serves more than 80 million travellers a year with its four passenger terminals and two runways.
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Heathrow → serve → terminals
The number of flights, currently capped at 480,000 a year, could go up to 720,000 - or nearly 2,000 a day on average, if a third runway is built.
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runway → cap → 720,000
The project, which has an estimated price tag of £33bn, would see hundreds of homes demolished, rivers diverted and the M25 motorway rerouted through a tunnel between junctions 14 and 15.
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motorway → have → junctions
The new runway was scheduled to open by 2035, subject to plans being submitted and approved, but Heathrow has since suggested it would be delayed by four years to 2039 due to planning and regulatory issues.
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it → schedule → issues
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