The Conservative party told BAA to abandon a £160m planning application for a second runway at Stansted airport yesterday after warning that the project would be scrapped by a Tory government. Theresa Villiers, shadow transport secretary, also warned any firm considering working on the proposed third runway at Heathrow to be "very, very careful" about signing contracts. The Tories have pledged to replace a new runway at the UK's largest airport with a high-speed rail link. BAA's planning application for a new runway at Stansted will be heard at a public inquiry next year and the final verdict is expected in 2010 - at about the time of a general election. Asked about BAA's Stansted application, Villiers said: "I would advise them to drop it. We do not want a second runway at Stansted." BAA has invested £160m in a second runway...
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