Scottish Government plans to create a National Care Service have suffered a major set-back after a union representing thousands of care staff withdrew its support.
Unite said it feared that 75,000 workers currently employed by local authorities across the country could be transferred into "unspecified, unaccountable ministerial quangos" as a result of the reforms.
Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour health spokeswoman, said SNP ministers must listen to the concerns of the Unite workers who would be responsible for implementing the new care service.
