After a change in the make-up of the council, the vote for the new leader was tied between the SNP’s Jim Lynch and Liberal Democrat Robin Currie. The impasse was broken with a cut of cards.

It is clear however that you will not allow the people of Inverclyde to benefit from the £2.9 million of funding unless the council agrees to the terms Argyll and Bute Council leader Robin Currie ...

But both councils are poised for a u-turn after discussions with the Government. Robin Currie, the Lib Dem who leads Argyll and Bute, said: “We can now look at freezing council tax for the ...