Communities will be left on "the brink of destitution" if Jeremy Hunt carries out plans to slash billions of pounds in public spending, the deputy leader of Scotland's largest council has warned.
Councillor Ricky Bell said local authority budgets were already "beyond stretched" as a result of record inflation and soaring energy prices.
Glasgow City Council faces a funding shortfall of almost £120 million and the SNP administration must make a series of tough spending choices in the coming months.
