The leader of West Lothian Council has insisted they “would never, and have never, evicted a care home resident” amid a row over the future of four council run care homes.
Labour group leader, Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick and his fellow Labour councillors were the target of public anger at a meeting held in a growing campaign to save council run care homes from potential privatisation.
West Lothian’s Integrated Joint Board (IJB) agreed in March to begin a review looking at ways to save money. An estimated budget gap of £17.3 million has been identified by the IJB, with its members being asked to approve a three-year budget to help tackle this.
