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MP Smith defies Government over new runway

7:58pm Wednesday 28th January 2009 in


Oxford East MP Andrew Smith tonight defied a three-line Labour whip to vote against a controversial third runway at Heathrow.

Mr Smith said: "I voted against the Government on this because I think a third runway at Heathrow is the wrong thing to do.

“It would inflict huge damage on the environment — both locally and globally. Labour is right to set demanding targets to combat climate change, but Heathrow expansion would make it much harder to hit them and sends totally the wrong signal about the action needed.

“I have consulted constituents extensively about this and received overwhelming support for my position."

Comments(7)

Zimmer says...
8:41pm Wed 28 Jan 09

GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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philg says...
8:53pm Wed 28 Jan 09

wow indeed. After all the unspeakable things he's voted for, here's just a crumb of a thing to make a stand on.

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DanOxford says...
11:07pm Wed 28 Jan 09

NuLabour are finished anyway- what's he got to lose?

They've presided over the biggest financial catstrophe since World war 2; the widening of the poverty gap; the flourishing of the benefits class; a self- confessed immigration 'free for all'; two costly wars (one illegal) and have virtually bankrupted the Country, saddling generations to come with debt.

Hopefully NuLabour won;t get back in any position of decision making for generations- unfortunately they haven't left much of a Country to salvage.

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Rankin7 says...
11:32pm Wed 28 Jan 09

WOT? No photo?

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olfar says...
12:19pm Thu 29 Jan 09

Most are blow ins.Now if you include North Berks,Pam Ayres is by far the most influential.Staying with North Berks,In"Who was who" we have King Alfred, who berkshire men assisted 100 years before Oxon was formed.Without him there would be no England and you would all be speaking Danish.

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erik256 says...
4:25pm Thu 29 Jan 09

all for some publicity..

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Zimmer says...
4:46pm Thu 29 Jan 09

olfar wrote:
Most are blow ins.Now if you include North Berks,Pam Ayres is by far the most influential.Staying with North Berks,In"Who was who" we have King Alfred, who berkshire men assisted 100 years before Oxon was formed.Without him there would be no England and you would all be speaking Danish.
Olfar, Suggest you may have left your brain in Wessex. Either that or you need to go to 'Specsavers' ( or are there none in Wessex since he lost his arm)! This is about Smith!

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