Aberdeen City Council 'tensions' affecting decisions

Tensions at Aberdeen City Council are affecting the decision making process, the public spending watchdog has said.

Audit Scotland said some behaviour in the council chamber was disrespectful

The Audit Scotland report said the Labour-led authority had suffered a deterioration in performance, and faced challenges to balance the books.

The council's performance was measured by 47 indicators, with almost half showing a decline.

Audit Scotland said some meetings lasted up to eight hours due to the number of amendments proposed.

It described some of the behaviour in the council chamber as "regularly disrespectful".

The report noted: "A number of local issues over the last year have been particularly challenging and added to the political tensions."