A rally has been held to support the re-opening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport

Flag waving protesters gathered outside the Finningley base this lunchtime to draw support ahead of a crucial meeting later this month, which could scupper the plan for re-opening.

Reform UK has organised a fresh vote on a £57 million loan deal to finance the re-opening of the airport - which its councillors previously agreed to in November, saying that fresh information about the deal has come to light and there was “no blank cheque” for re-opening DSA, which shut in 2022.

Labour has said a reversal of the deal would “kill” the airport opening while Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called for the airport to be privately financed, insisting his party wants DSA to re-open.

The demo came at the same time as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told Reform UK at Prime Minister’s Questions to “stop playing games and get the airport open.”

The rally was supported by local Labour councillors, local residents and Doncaster businessman Mark Chadwick, the leader of the Save DSA campaign group.