Sophy Ridge returned this morning after a few weeks holiday. Representing the government was the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps. Shapps was upbeat about the UK’s prospects should it encounter a no deal Brexit, and proudly told Ridge that his department was fully equipped to tackle any challenges:
'We will be ready for no-deal, in fact, I would say we're more prepared than most people realise' says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. #Ridge
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— Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge (@SkyPoliticsHub) August 25, 2019
SR: Will you be ready?
GS: We will be ready. In fact, I would say we’re more prepared than most people realise.
Heathrow’s third runway could be blocked
Shapps told Ridge that the controversial planned third runway at Heathrow could still be halted by legal cases. He also raised the possibility that the runway may not pass certain key department tests, but said that the Prime Minister (who campaigned vociferously against the runway) would not personally move to block it:
'Legal cases might block a third Heathrow runway' says Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps.
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