At a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, councillors heard the Royal Borough continues to oppose a third runway ‘in principle’. The Royal Borough has three key priorities around the Heathrow expansion: controlling night flights, getting local environmental benefits and a ‘fair’ economic deal locally. Cllr Wilson said: “We’re looking for tangible local environmental benefits, effectively a cleaner, greener airport. “We’ve seen very limited economic benefits locally to date from previous work to Heathrow. The airport will be changed massively.”After the meeting, a Heathrow Airport spokesperson argued local polling showed ‘support for the expansion outweighs opposition’ in the borough.