Hayes and Harlington MP John McDonnell predicted an angry uprising by thousands of people facing blighted lives from the renewed threat of a third runway at Heathrow yesterday.

Mr McDonnell protested that his constituents around Heathrow had been "betrayed" by Prime Minister David Cameron.

A new runway at either Heathrow or Gatwick was urged yesterday by a government-established commission headed by businessman Howard Davies.

Left MP Mr McDonnell scathingly recalled Mr Cameron's oft-repeated pledge at the last election to block a third Heathrow runway while peddling his cynical slogan of "vote blue to go green."

He accused the PM of setting up the Davies inquiry as a cynical ploy to drop his commitment.

"We are a community betrayed," said Mr McDonnell.

At least 2,000 of his constituents face demolition of their homes, while another 10,000 would suffer impossible living conditions because of noise and air pollution.

Two primary schools would be demolished, and the community faced having to dig up their relatives buried in the local graveyard.

"I believe that the scale of anger at this betrayal will mean that we will witness the biggest environmental direct action campaign this country has ever seen," he said.

Hammersmith Labour MP Andy Slaughter protested that the renewed proposal for a third runway at Heathrow would blight the lives of two million people living in west London.

"Today's report is proof that the Heathrow lobby's hold over the Conservative Party never went away," he said.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin insisted in the Commons that no decisions had been made on airport options, while declaring that the Davies report "merits the fullest consideration."

Labour shadow transport spokesman Mary Creagh announced: "We will scrutinise closely the important work that Sir Howard Davies is doing."

The airports issue divided MPs on all sides of the house yesterday, but aviation unions were united in favour of airport expansion.

Unite national officer Oliver Richardson welcomed Mr Davies's "positive approach," but warned that any move away from a major single hub airport would threaten Britain's aviation industry.

GMB national officer Mick Rix gave a "cautious welcome" to the report, adding that expansion of Heathrow would protect airline services and tens of thousands of jobs.

The commission urged an additional runway in south-east England by 2030, with a second runway likely to be needed by 2050.

The short-listed options are:

• A new 3,500m runway at Heathrow to the north-west of the existing site.
• A new 3,000m-plus runway south of the existing runway at Gatwick Airport.
• Westward extension of Heathrow's existing northern runway to a length of 6,000 metres or more - designed for simultaneous take-offs and landings.

The interim report did not shortlist the proposed new Isle of Grain airport in north Kent, which has the backing of London Mayor Boris Johnson.

However, this option will be investigated by the commission more fully next year prior to publication of its final report in summer 2015.

Expansion of Stansted and Birmingham airports was ruled out at this stage, with a suggestion that they could be considered for expansion by 2050.