'The sketch of a bold plan' | Rachel Reeves' speech analysed | LBC

LBC's Natasha Clark joins James O'Brien live from Oxfordshire, where the Chancellor has just delivered a speech on her plans to boost the economy.

Rachel Reeves gave her support for a third runway at Heathrow Airport, citing that an expansion is "badly needed" because "for decades its growth has been constrained".

Heathrow's plan to build a third runway received parliamentary approval in June 2018, but has been delayed by legal challenges and the coronavirus pandemic.

The airport needs to secure approval for a Development Consent Order to go ahead with the project.

Chief executive Thomas Woldbye said he would not continue developing the scheme without the Government confirming it wants expansion.

Reeves added that "by backing a third runway at Heathrow we can make Britain the world's best connected place to do business".

"That is what it takes to make decisions in the national interest and that is what I mean by going further and faster to kickstart economic growth," she added.

'The government are going to put this growth agenda over absolutely everything else in government'

'Growth is the priority'

'Reeves flew pretty close to the wind with the Budget'

'This represents a return to detail'

'Programme of policies that are real and rooted in reality'

'It feels like an about-turn from the Chancellor'

'The devil will be in the detail'

'This is the sketch of a bold plan from the government'

'Some Tories are accepting the Reeves has no other options'

'What we are not listening too is obvious nonsense'

'She is starting to sow the seeds of a little bit of hope'

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