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Councils, environmentalists and London Mayor prepare to take government to court over Heathrow
Greenpeace activists prepare to fly a banner in Parliament Square, London, as they demonstrate against plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport
OPPONENTS of a third runway at Heathrow Airport are preparing to take the government to court after MPs voted overwhelmingly to support its construction.
MPs voted 415 to 119 for the proposals last night — a majority of 296.
Four nearby London councils — Wandsworth, Richmond, Hillingdon and Hammersmith & Fulham — along with Greenpeace and London Mayor Sadiq Khan are to ask the High Court for permission for a judicial review of the expansion.
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