A third runway at London's Heathrow Airport has been supported by Chancellor Rachel Reeves as part of a new strategy to boost the UK's weakening economy.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport as part of a fresh plan to get the UK's sluggish economy growing. She said Heathrow expansion, which has been delayed for decades over environmental concerns, would "make Britain the world's best connected place to do business".