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A decision by SNP councillors to reverse the closure of more than 20 school premises in Edinburgh has caused a political row.A decision by SNP councillors to reverse the closure of more than 20 school premises in Edinburgh has caused a political row.
Their Liberal Democrat coalition partners have described the move as a "breach of trust".Their Liberal Democrat coalition partners have described the move as a "breach of trust".
The Lib Dems want to hold urgent talks with the SNP to discuss the future leadership of the council.The Lib Dems want to hold urgent talks with the SNP to discuss the future leadership of the council.
Under plans which have now been droped, 13 primaries, three secondary schools and six nurseries faced closure. Under the rejected plans 13 primaries, three secondary schools and six nurseries faced closure.
On Monday evening, leader of the council, Jenny Dawe, said the SNP had breached the coalition agreement. We will be investigating a number of ways of securing the positive future that we envisage for the city Jenny DaweLiberal Democrats
Labour, which controlled the council until the elections in May, had looked at shutting a raft of schools.
When the Lib Dem/SNP coalition took over it said action could not be delayed any longer.
It said the education department was £14m in the red and that it made no sense to keep open half empty schools.
Parents reacted furiously to the plan, which affects 14,000 children.
On Sunday night SNP MSPS had a hastily convened meeting with their counterparts on the council.
SNP councillors withdrew their critical support for the plan.
Lib Dem leader of the council Jenny Dawe said the SNP had breached the coalition agreement.
'Excellent services''Excellent services'
She added: "We [the Liberal Democrats] will be investigating a number of ways of securing the positive future that we envisage for the city. She added: "We will be investigating a number of ways of securing the positive future that we envisage for the city.
"If the SNP want to be a part of that then they have a lot of work to do to restore the trust that we previously had."If the SNP want to be a part of that then they have a lot of work to do to restore the trust that we previously had.
"Of course, the Liberal Democrat Group's top priority is to provide excellent services for the people of Edinburgh and we are committed to working in their best interests.""Of course, the Liberal Democrat Group's top priority is to provide excellent services for the people of Edinburgh and we are committed to working in their best interests."
On the schools issue, which had caused uproar among hundreds of parents, SNP members said they wanted to go "back to the drawing board". SNP members said they wanted to go "back to the drawing board".
The threat to some of the capital's schools is likely to resurface but not until at least 2008.The threat to some of the capital's schools is likely to resurface but not until at least 2008.
Steve Cardownie, the SNP group leader on the council and deputy leader of the authority, said too many schools had been named.Steve Cardownie, the SNP group leader on the council and deputy leader of the authority, said too many schools had been named.