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| Council leader expected to resign | Council leader expected to resign |
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| The Labour leader of Scotland's biggest local authority, Glasgow City Council, is expected to announce that he is standing down. | The Labour leader of Scotland's biggest local authority, Glasgow City Council, is expected to announce that he is standing down. |
| Newspaper reports suggest that Steven Purcell, who has led the council for almost five years, is suffering from stress. | |
| The 37-year-old's position is the only item on the agenda at a special meeting of the council's Labour group. | The 37-year-old's position is the only item on the agenda at a special meeting of the council's Labour group. |
| Members were said to have been informed late on Monday afternoon. | Members were said to have been informed late on Monday afternoon. |
| It is believed Mr Purcell will step down for personal reasons after concerns about his health were raised by his friends and family. | It is believed Mr Purcell will step down for personal reasons after concerns about his health were raised by his friends and family. |
| It has been reported that the recent expenses controversy at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, which has led to several resignations, has put him under enormous pressure. | It has been reported that the recent expenses controversy at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, which has led to several resignations, has put him under enormous pressure. |
| He is also said to have been exhausted by the preparations for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014. | He is also said to have been exhausted by the preparations for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014. |
| It is thought Mr Purcell, who has previously been tipped as a future Labour leader at Holyrood , or an MP, will stay on as a councillor. | It is thought Mr Purcell, who has previously been tipped as a future Labour leader at Holyrood , or an MP, will stay on as a councillor. |