The council crisis attracted national attention yesterday with the leaders of Scottish Labour, Conservatives and the SNP commenting on the farrago.
Last night, Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said: “Labour values must always run through any deals in local government.
“Labour cannot do any deal with another party if it would result in further austerity being imposed on local communities.
“Tory austerity risks hurting so many families in Aberdeen, and the Labour party will simply not stand for that.”
However, Tory leader Ruth Davidson said: “Kezia Dugdale has shown her true colours.
“As soon as the SNP finally comes under pressure, she can’t wait to help them out by propping them up in local government.
“She says she’ll ‘discipline’ members who even think about working with pro-UK colleagues like the Conservatives, despite Labour and Conservatives having formed the Aberdeen City administration for almost all of her time as leader.
“She really is lost. No wonder that Scottish Labour is continuing its death spiral.”
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, described the situation as a “total shambles”.
