Heathrow judicial review ruling "the final nail in the coffin for Heathrow expansion"

7.00.00am BST (GMT +0100) Sun 28th Mar 2010

Heathrow Expansion - Government can not ignore climate change evidence

Susan Kramer, MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston today joined campaigners celebrating victory in the judicial review into Heathrow expansion.

The judge in the case ruled that that economic case made for expansion was made without taking into account the work of the climate change commission.

Susan Kramer MP said: "This is a declaration of victory - the final nail in the coffin for the Government's attempts to steam-roll over local and national opposition to its disastrous third runway plans."

"There is no way the Government can tear up what it has already done and start again - because we know the real climate change figures prove that there is no economic case for expansion at all."

"Labour has proved its tough talk on climate change is just hot air. The expansion of Heathrow would be a catastrophe for our climate and for the thousands of Londoners who would be forced to live with the huge disruption it would cause."