A row over the leadership of Dumfries and Galloway Council has resulted in the largest political party withdrawing from several key joint working groups.
Shortly after the SNP-Labour-Lib Dems-Independent rainbow coalition took control of the council last summer, the new administration set up a leaders’ panel, a business bureau, and budget panel.
While the new coalition was keeping the Conservatives out of power, the idea behind the panels was to keep them involved and foster collaborative working, despite political differences.
