Tory MP threatens to leave party over Heathrow
David Cameron will “never be forgiven” if he u-turns on the expansion of Heathrow, Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith has warned.
Goldsmith said he would quit the party if the Government backtracks on its promise to block the third runway.
Goldsmith, whose constituency would be directly affected by the expansion, told Newsnight: “If the Government changes its position on Heathrow expansion I will trigger a by-election, and if it happens in the manifesto of the next election then I certainly wouldn’t stand as a Conservative.”