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Prime Minister David Cameron is facing bitter opposition over plans to create a new airport in the south east. A number of Tory MPs have written to Mr Cameron to protest a scheme which would see the construction in the Thames Estuary of an airport which could make Heathrow redundant, cause environmental damage and affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of residents in the area.

The scheme has been nicknamed Boris Island because of the support it has already received from the London Mayor. At the end of 2010, Mr Cameron announced that the government would not be looking into creating a new hub, but since then he appears to have performed a U-turn by saying that there will now be a feasibility study concerning the project.

Mr Cameron is already facing a backlash over the announcement that the controversial HS2 project is to go ahead. A number of MPs are opposed to the idea of spending £33 billion on creating a high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham.

Again, environmental concerns have been raised because the route will cut through areas of the Chilterns and other parts of the country which are considered to be areas of outstanding natural beauty.

The letter asking him to kill off the idea of a new hub in the Thames estuary has been signed by six Tory Mps, and it is understood that other whips and ministers, who have not signed, are also opposed to the plans.