Greens face yet more climate hypocrisy charges

The eco-zealots never do manage to stay quiet for long. After Levelling-Up Secretary Angela Rayner approved the expansion of operations at London City Airport earlier this week – in a rebuke to the Labour-run Newham Council attempting to block it – the Green party has launched its latest protest. But the eco-activists would do better to think before they speak, as once again they’re facing a rather uncomfortable charge of climate hypocrisy themselves…

Labour’s move means that passenger capacity at London City Airport will rise by a whopping 40 per cent – from 6.5 million annual flyers to around 9 million. LCY has also been given permission to offer three extra flights in the first half hour of each day – although the airport’s weekend curfew is to remain in place. But not everyone is quite so thrilled about the decision. The Greens were quick to take to Twitter to slam the party of government in an emoji-laden tweet, fuming: ‘The government has approved London City airport expansion in a time of climate crisis.