Zac Goldsmith: 'Runway figures don't add up'

The Airports Commission has backed a third Heathrow runway, saying it will add £147bn in economic growth and 70,000 jobs by 2050.

Richmond Park MP Zac Goldsmith, a potential candidate for London mayor and an opponent of Heathrow expansion, told the BBC that "politically and legally" the plan would not succeed.

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