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Chancellor Healey backs Heathrow third runway as Prime Minister Burnham declines to say

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Chancellor John Healey has said there is a pro-growth case for building a third runway at Heathrow Airport, while Prime Minister Andy Burnham has declined to say whether he backs the expansion. Speaking at International Monetary Fund meetings in Bangkok, Healey said airport expansion has been a big part of jobs and growth, according to the BBC. The Financial Times reports that the future of the £33bn project has been in doubt since Burnham took office. The Guardian says the government will study responses to a public consultation. Bloomberg describes the dispute as a possible clash between the two men at Downing Street.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Chancellor John Healey says there is a pro-growth case for building a third runway at Heathrow.

    Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Bloomberg, The Guardian
    Center
    Financial Times, BBC News

  2. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has declined to say whether he backs the third runway.

    Reported byLeft1Center2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    Financial Times, BBC News

  3. Healey says airport expansion has been a big part of jobs and growth in recent decades.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Guardian
    Center
    BBC News

  4. The future of the £33bn project has reportedly been in doubt since Burnham took office.

    One outletFinancial Times· Center

  5. Heathrow's chief executive has warned that not building a third runway would be a huge missed opportunity.

    One outletBBC News· Center

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • A third runway at Heathrow should go ahead.

    Healey and Heathrow's chief executive say it would drive growth. Burnham has been sceptical, telling the BBC it is a matter for London and Londoners. The BBC notes steep opposition from local residents, politicians and climate campaigners.

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Chancellor John Healey backs the Heathrow third runway on growth grounds and that Prime Minister Andy Burnham has not committed to it. Left coverage frames it as a clash with Burnham, while center coverage attributes the growth argument to Healey and notes Burnham's wavering.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines frame the story as Healey backing the runway for growth, with Burnham described as ducking the issue or clashing with him; Bloomberg's clash framing is the sharper of the two.

    Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham Loaded verb“ducks issue”Ducks implies deliberate evasion, which the supplied text does not establish.More neutral: has not taken a position onDisagree with this highlight?
    The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    3 outlets

    Headlines attribute the growth case to Healey as a claim, while the FT adds that Burnham is wavering, a softer version of the left's ducking framing.

    Third runway at Heathrow Airport would drive growth, Healey says
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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  • Left2

    ducked the issueducks issue

  • Center1

    wavering

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    waveringMore neutral: has not yet backed

    Describing Burnham as wavering presents his undecided position as an unsteady shift rather than a stated stance.

    Healey says new Heathrow runway would boost ‘growth’ despite Burnham wavering

    Used byFinancial Times (Center)

  • Loaded verb

    ducked the issueMore neutral: has not taken a position on

    Ducked implies deliberate evasion, which the supplied text does not establish.

    However, since arriving in No 10 in July, Andy Burnham has ducked the issue of whether the runway should go ahead, suggesting it should be “a matter for…

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

  • Loaded verb

    ducks issueMore neutral: has not taken a position on

    Ducks implies deliberate evasion, which the supplied text does not establish.

    Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham ducks issue

    Used byThe Guardian (Left)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Healey backs the runway
  • pro-growth case
  • Burnham ducks or declines to back it
  • Reeves growth speech

Leaves out

  • Heathrow chief executive's warning about a missed opportunity
  • Burnham's remarks that the runway is a matter for London and Londoners

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The GuardianLeft

    Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham Loaded verb“ducks issue”Ducks implies deliberate evasion, which the supplied text does not establish.More neutral: has not taken a position onDisagree with this highlight?

    Chancellor says government will study responses to public consultation, with airports being ‘big part of jobs and growth’ John Healey has said there is a pro-growth case for going ahead with a third runway at Heathrow despite the prime minister declining to back it. …

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  • BloombergLeft

    UK’s Healey Backs Heathrow Third Runway in Clash With Burnham

    Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey has backed plans for a third runway at Heathrow, setting up a possible Downing Street clash with Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

    Read at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)

From the center

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Healey's growth argument
  • Burnham's wavering or refusal to back it
  • Reeves's growth agenda

Leaves out

  • Government will study responses to the public consultation

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Bloomberg, Oct 16, 5:30 PM EDT

  • Center

    0 min later

    Its first report, Oct 16, 5:30 PM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. BloombergLeftOct 16, 5:30 PM EDT
  2. Financial TimesCenterOct 16, 5:30 PM EDT
  3. The GuardianLeftOct 16, 5:30 PM EDT
  4. BBC NewsCenterOct 16, 11:57 PM EDT
  5. Sky NewsCenterOct 17, 4:24 AM EDT

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