£30million cuts row

A POLITICAL war of words has erupted over Moray Council’s £30 million budget savings.

The Labour group on the council has called for the Independent-Conservative administration to reconsider cuts to libraries, education and transport.

However, council leader Allan Wright has hit back by accusing the three-strong Labour group of "silly, divisive political opportunism".

And the SNP group leader Pearl Paul accused Labour of doing a u-turn after previously failing to oppose library cuts.

The row has threatened to derail a cross-party area based review body set up by the council to identify the £30 million of savings.

That is due to report its findings to the full council on July 4.

Read the full story in ‘The Northern Scot’ print version.