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A decision on airport expansion in England will be made next week, with ministers allowed to express their own views, Downing Street said.A decision on airport expansion in England will be made next week, with ministers allowed to express their own views, Downing Street said.
Under a special arrangement, ministers opposed to the decision will be allowed to voice their "personal views" for a limited period. Under an unusual special arrangement, ministers opposed to the decision will be allowed to voice their "personal views" for a limited period.
The decision will be made by the Cabinet sub-committee on airports. The announcement heightens speculation that the Government will back a new runway at Heathrow.
It will finally reveal whether the government backs a new runway at either Heathrow or Gatwick airports. The Heathrow option has been strongly opposed by several Cabinet ministers.
Cabinet discussed the runway issue for more than an hour on Tuesday morning, but the final decision in the long-running process of choosing to expand either Heathrow or Gatwick airports will be made at a Cabinet sub-committee meeting next week, No 10 said.
Theresa May's spokeswoman would not say whether the Prime Minister would offer Conservative MPs a free vote on airport expansion when the issue is debated in House of Commons.