Whitehall protest against airport expansion and Heathrow Third Runway. John Stewart of HACAN speaks.


People from the Green Party, Greenpeace, and others, and including many local residents from Sipson, Harlington and Harmondsworth, as well as from the large area of London that will be affected by increased aircraft movements came to Whitehall to protest against the proposed expansion of Heathrow and the building of a third runway. There were several MPs present, including Susan Kramer, MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston and Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington, John McDonnell (who apologised for not bringing the mace with him) and London Green MEP Jean Lambert. Other speakers included John Stewart of HACAN, Anna Jones from Greenpeace, Phil Thornhill for the Campaign Against Climate Change and Linda McCutcheon, a resident of Sipson village and Secretary of NoTRAG the No Third Runway Action Group


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Location: Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, UK
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