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Edinburgh Labour leader Cammy Day is facing calls to resign after being forced to implement a Lib Dem budget for the Capital (Photo: Stuart Sommerville LDR/ Lisa Ferguson)

Labour insists no compulsory redundancies or outsourcing

Councillor Ross McKenzie quit the Labour party last week

Why Labour doesn't deserve to run Edinburgh Council – Ross McKenzie

Cycling campaign group, Spokes, would like to see more safe and segregated cycle routes through the middle of Edinburgh. Photo credit: Ian Rutherford.

Edinburgh cycling group to challenge council

The entrance of George the IV at Holyroodhouse by Sir David Wilkie (Picture: Royal Collection Trust)

Readers' letters: George IV famous visit to Edinburgh has been forgotten

Closing the attainment gap between rich and poor in education is a priority for Labour (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Here's what voting Labour would do for the Capital – Cammy Day

Edinburgh and Glasgow are among Scottish councils considering introducing a workplace parking levy. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Workplace parking levy setback as Edinburgh Labour councillors withdraw support

Tory and Labour leaders already have eyes on May elections – Steve Cardownie

Edinburgh is now proportionately the worst funded local authority in Scotland (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Cutting council budgets may be SNP policy, but it's not Labour's – Cammy Day

Labour councillor Gordon Munro was suspended by his party leader after taking a stand against council cuts by abstaining in the budget vote (Picture: Neil Hanna)

Labour's anti-cuts campaign flies in face of coalition role – John McLellan

Six councillors are standing down

Six Labour councillors to step down

Gordon Munro will not seek re-election next year

Long-serving Leith councillor to stand down

Drumbrae care home, seen with residents taking part in a Clap for Carers in April last year, could be closed and turned into a complex clinical care facility (Picture: Andrew O'Brien)

Proposed care home closures may be decided by party politics – Steve Cardownie

Gordon Munro says the SNP coalition leadership is not doing enough to argue for better funding Pic: Neil Hanna

Rebel councillor suspended over budget vote

A vote for Labour means better education and tackling inequality – Cammy Day

Picture: Labour Leader Cammy Day at the City Chambers

Councils need cash as government hoards a vast fortune – Cammy Day

Adam McVey accused Westminster of 'absolute contempt'

Council tax freeze and free iPads for pupils as Edinburgh's budget is approved
A freeze on next year’s council tax and free iPads for school pupils have been approved by Edinburgh City Council as part of its 2021/22 budget.

'Sl;um landlord' warning issued by Tory councillor Graham Hutchison

Edinburgh City Council’s rent rise plan derailed by opposition rainbow coalition

Marion Donaldson is standing in the Highlands Pic: Gordon Fraser

Councillor who quit wants to become MSP

SNP MSPs must press Scottish government for fair funding for city – Cammy Day

The Scottish Government needs to help cash-strapped councils do more to help people living in poverty, says Cammy Day (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

SNP Government must dip into £770m reserves to help tackle poverty – Cammy Day

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard says critics have underestimated him

Grassroots backing for under-fire Labour leader