The Standard
Nicholas Cecil
08 October 2026
Ministers have also admitted that taxpayers could be left footing a bill for the £49 billion expansion of the west London airport
Bankers are being recruited by the Government for £3 million to advise on the strength of the economic case for a third runway at Heathrow.
Ministers have also admitted that the taxpayer could be left footing a bill for the controversial plan to expand the west London airport and are seeking guidance on “the Government exposure to programme costs and risks”.
Aviation minister Keir Mather, though, has stressed: “The Government has been clear that Heathrow expansion should be privately financed.”
The Department for Transport has now put out a tender to hire an “experienced banking adviser” on the proposed scheme...
