AN attempt to unseat the leader of Glasgow City Council has failed at the first hurdle.
Tory councillors had hoped to force a decision on Susan Aitken's position on Thursday, but the motion was struck down before it went to a vote.
A statement released on social media by Conservative group councillors read: "Glasgow needs fresh leadership. That is why the Glasgow Conservatives believe it is the right time to table this no confidence motion, ahead of the eyes of the world being on our city as world leaders arrive for COP26."
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Aitken was blasted by opposition politicians following an interview on STV, where she admitted Glasgow was in need of a "spruce up" ahead of COP26.
Asked directly if she agreed the streets were “filthy”, the SNP council leader replied: “I don’t think that everywhere in the city is filthy."
The Tories attempted to attach the vote onto another item of business being heard in the City Chambers, but Lord Provost Philip Braat said it was not accepting a change to the motion to include a vote on the council leader's future.
A council spokesperson said: "The Lord Provost ruled that he would not accept a late material change to the motion.”
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