Call for ‘Aberdeen 9’ decision

Labour MSPS have called for nine Aberdeen councillors suspended from the party after forming a coalition with the Conservatives to be reinstated.

In a vote last week taken without party leader Richard Leonard, Labour MSPS voted unanimously to reinstate the group.

The move is reported to have angered left-wingers on the Labour executive, who fear the move could provide a political gift to the SNP.

No formal decision is expected on the councillors’ position after a discussion by the Labour executive scheduled for Sunday was postponed.