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A Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman has restated his objections to the expansion of Lydd airport during a visit to the RSPB reserve at Dungeness.
 

Samantha Dawes (RSPB South East region), Lib Dem District Council Leader Lynne Beaumont, Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Neil Matthews and RSPB South East Communications Manager Paul Outhwaite at the RSPB Dungeness Reserve.

Folkestone and Hythe's Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Neil Matthews and Lib Dem District Council Group Leader Lynne Beaumont were shown around by an RSPB South East team of Paul Outhwaite, Samantha Dawes and site manager Bob Gomes.

The tour included an explanation of the work of the RSPB and how the proposed expansion of Lydd Airport, if it were to go ahead, would be detrimental to the area.

After the visit, Mr Matthews said: "There are many reasons why the expansion of the airport should not go ahead and the protection of this special site is just one of them. The airport's management has not attempted to explain how they intend to manage bird strike within the environs of the airport."