Labour will oppose the Government's plan for a third runway to be built at Heathrow after saying it fails to meet current environmental obligations and will have "unnaceptable impacts" on nearby residents.
Andy McDonald MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, attacked the proposal saying there were also "unanswered questions" over the funding of the project, which is set to exceed £14bn.
The party said the Airports National Policy Statement, laid before Parliament earlier this month, fails to meet all of Labour's four tests.
These include targets such as promising that increased capacity will be delivered, that CO2 reduction commitments are met, that the project will minimise the noise and...