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PM branded 'gutless' after delaying Heathrow decision

David Cameron has been accused of being "gutless" after a final decision on a third runway at Heathrow was delayed until at least next summer.

The government said yesterday that it had postponed the decision until a more detailed analysis on the environmental impact of expansion could take place.

While environmental groups and local campaigners welcomed the announcement, business leaders reacted with fury.

ITV News Business Editor Joel Hills said Gatwick - which has "less of a pollution problem and fewer local residents to upset" - "is back in the race".

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Businesses slam 'gutless' government over airport delay

Business leaders have slammed the government for being "gutless" and "weak" by further delaying a decision on whether to build a third runway at Heathrow.

David Cameron had promised to make a decision on which airport would be expanded by the end of the year, and the Airports Commission recommended it be Heathrow - but ministers have now postponed the decision until at least next summer.

ITV News deputy political editor Chris Ship reports:

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