The Chancellor is expected to use a speech on growth next week to support the proposed third runway at the west London airport and endorse expansion at Gatwick and Luton Airports

British Prime Minister Rachel Reeves gave her biggest indication yet that she would support expanding London's Heathrow hub, saying driving economic growth was the government's priority in answer to a question about airport expansion.

Rachel Reeves has declared that “growth must trump other things” as the Treasury backs plans to expand the UK’s main airports. In a move likely to spark tension with senior Labour figures, she told Davos delegates that Britain’s economy comes first,