As UK economics editor, my life for the last week has felt a lot like surrealist movie Being John Malkovich — but with Rachel Reeves in the central role.

Rachel Reeves sends message to Sadiq Khan as London mayor opposes Heathrow expansionSource: BBC Radio 4

Rachel Reeves grilled on past opposition to airport expansion over environmental concernsSource: BBC Breakfast

The former Prime Minister said the "people of Britain demand bigger change" than Rachel Reeves is willing to offer.

Rachel Reeves has told London Mayor Sadiq Khan she is certain to defeat his bid to sabotage her Heathrow expansion scheme. Asked if Mr Khan was able to stop to her third runway plan, the Chancellor replied: ‘No.’ The capital’s Labour mayor could mount a legal challenge, she said, but he would not prevail in the end.

“There is a clear contradiction between implementing laudable measures such as planning reform and infrastructure investment whilst, at the same time, applying a handbrake through measures which will inevitably reduce investment and freeze recruitment. This is a clear dichotomy that the government needs to resolve internally.”

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Chancellor backs 'badly needed' Heathrow third runway and £4.2bn Old Trafford plan - Chancellor Rachel Reeves is unveiling a raft of policies aimed at economic growth, and is expected to back the plan

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said the government is supporting a third runway at Heathrow, something the net zero secretary has been vocally opposed to in the past.

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Environmentalists and locals have resisted a third runway at Londons Heathrow, Europes busiest airport, for more than two decades. Today, their efforts took a major setback. The UK government has announced it will give