London, UK. 23nd June 2018. Boris Johnson (or a campaigner wearing his mask) appears to be having a problem with the 3rd runway at the protest against the expansion of Heathrow in Parliament Square. Its construction would cause years of disruption in West London an Credit: Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
London, UK. 23nd June 2018. Boris Johnson (or a campaigner wearing his mask) appears to be having a problem with the 3rd runway at the protest against the expansion of Heathrow in Parliament Square. Having promised his constituents to oppose it he has decided to leave the country for the vote. The protest against Heathrow expansion, callied on all MPs to vote against the third runway which would disastrously increase congestion, and noise and air pollution in and around London and make a dramatic contribution to climate change. Its construction would cause years of disruption in West London and the official estimates of its contribution to jobs and the economy are wildly over optimistic. Those taking part included some who have been on hunger strike outside the Labour Party HQ for 14 days so far. The protest came before Parliament votes on expansion on Monday. Heathrow expansion would be a disaster not just for those who lose their homes or would suffer increased pollution under the flight path in a city with already dangerous and often illegal levels of pollution thought to result in around 10,000 premature deaths in London each year, but will add the the already growing threat of irreversible climate breakdown that could threaten the future of human life on the earth. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
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