Split opinion: while Ealing councillors voted against expansion, Southall MP Virendra Sharma gave his backing
BACK Heathrow supporters in Ealing helped launch a campaign last week at the Bridge Hotel, Greenford, to persuade the council to have a free vote on its stance over airport expansion
The group’s executive director, Parmjit Dhanda, said: “It is the right time for Ealing to reconsider its formal position of opposition through a debate and an unwhipped, free vote at a future council meeting.
“The position of the council should reflect the view of its own residents’ survey where 69% support a new runway.”
The council, however, voted to oppose the scheme at its meeting in December.
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