Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell joined protestors outside the High Court to oppose the third runway challenge against the plan.
Lord Hickinbottom said: ‘We understand that these claims involve underlying issues upon which the parties – and indeed many members of the public – hold strong and sincere views. Grayling said at the time that the new runway would set a ‘clear path to our future as a global nation in the post-Brexit world’.
Tim Crosland, Director of Plan B and a legal adviser to Extinction Rebellion, said today’s judgement was ‘disappointing’.He added: ‘Following the recent Extinction Rebellion protests there is widespread recognition that we are in a state of climate and ecological emergency. ‘Acting on that emergency demands an urgent and radical reduction of emissions, which is clearly inconsistent with plans to expand aviation.’