Former Labour leader Ed Miliband could be axed from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet as he plans a reshuffle in the Spring.
The Daily Mail reports that the energy and net zero secretary could be axed as the prime minister sidelines its environmental agenda, according to senior Whitehall sources.
Mr Miliband's voice has been increasingly marginalised around the Cabinet table, according to sources, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves struggles to inject growth into a sluggish economy.
After the Heathrow announcement, Mr Miliband said he would ‘support what the Government is doing’.
Ms Reeves has argued airport expansion is essential for economic growth, but Mr Miliband believes it should only happen if UK carbon emissions targets are met.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was not a ‘flight-shaming eco warrior’, which was perceived as a dig at Mr Miliband, after indicating a standby runway at Gatwick would be made permanent and could enable an extra 100,000 flights a year by the end of the decade.
A source told the Mail: "Ed has felt the earth move under his feet since the election. The net zero agenda has been subsumed by the need to boost the floundering economy and the new world order in Washington.
"It's obvious he is not happy, and might jump if he is not pushed."
A spokesman for No 10 said that they never comment on reshuffles.