Nicola Sturgeon has accused Labour of doing “backroom deals” with the Tories to secure control of top councils.
The First Minister blasted Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar after it emerged his party will run local authorities such as Stirling, Fife and South Lanarkshire as a result of support from pro-UK parties.
Coalition agreements have dominated local government in recent years, but pre-election bans are said to be causing havoc with the ability of councils being able to govern.
