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The final nail in the coffin of Boris Johnson's airport proposals - Caroline Pidgeon

2.35.00pm GMT Mon 1st Mar 2010

Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport Spokesperson, commenting on the opposition from the world's leading airlines to Boris Johnson's plans for a Thames Estuary Airport said:

"This must be the final nail in the coffin of Boris Johnson's ridiculous proposals for an airport in the Thames Estuary.

"Boris Johnson has managed to create the most incredible coalition opposed to this airport stretching from David Cameron and the world's leading airlines right through to all the political parties in Kent and environmental groups such as the RSPB.

"It is time that he listened to the voices of all sensible people on this issue and just admitted once and for all that the Thames Estuary Airport is dead in the water."

ENDS

Notes to editors:

On Tuesday 2nd March the Conservative leader of Medway Council, joined by leaders of all the political groups on the council are making representations to Kit Malthouse to express the council's total opposition to the proposed airport. Their request for a meeting with the Mayor was refused.

Thames Estuary Airport (3)

Question number 0088/2010      

Meeting date    27/01/2010    

Question by Caroline Pidgeon

I understand that your deputy Mayor for Policing, Kit Malthouse is meeting with the leaders of all the political groups on Medway Council on March 2nd following the request of Medway Council to set out their united opposition to an airport in the Thames estuary. Can you explain why you have refused to personally meet the key elected representatives of Medway Council on this significant issue?

Answer by Boris Johnson My Deputy Mayor for Policing, Kit Malthouse, sits on the Thames Estuary Steering Group and is well suited to take such meetings on my behalf.

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