A CALL has been made for an investigation and for the council leader to answer allegations she intervened to block a fan zone at Ibrox.

It comes from a political opponent after information regarding the row over the rejection of a Fan Zone at Ibrox was made public.

The council has published all correspondence with the Ibrox club relating to applications for licences for a fan zone.

Following the huge interest in the subject and several Freedom of Information requests, officers decided to publish all the information it held.

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It amounts to 90 documents, including e-mails and details of discussions involving the City Council, Glasgow Life and Rangers.

The Rangers fans’ group Club 1872 published a small selection of the material on its website and said, in its opinion, it shows there was intervention from the council leader Susan Aitken and her deputy David McDonald.

The council however said only the four ward councillors and the chair of Glasgow Life discussed the issue.

Club 1872, in a statement, said: “The documents confirm the intervention of Council Leader Susan Aitken and Deputy Leader David McDonald, outside of due process for a quasi-judicial hearing. Although their names have been redacted by Glasgow City Council, multiple internal and external emails reference their intervention at a meeting on August 1, the night before the formal withdrawal of permission by Glasgow Life for the use of the facility.

“Club 1872 is in no doubt that this intervention was the reason for the withdrawal of permission.”

The fans’ group said it would be continuing its action with the standards commissioner.

However, it also added: “Club 1872 has been encouraged by the efforts of the Glasgow City Council and Glasgow Life CEOs to engage with Rangers and make positive progress over the past few weeks.”

The group added it had concerns that the council leadership could be involved in future.

The council said some of the information published in incorrect, and that a staff member misunderstood the situation.

On the council website it states: “Some documents indicate the decision by Glasgow Life to withdraw permission to use the pitch for the fanzone was taken after a meeting with senior elected members of the council.

“This is incorrect. Permission was unable to be granted following the decision by the local community council to maintain its objection to the proposal.

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“The emails in question were the result of a misunderstanding by a member of Glasgow Life’s staff and were quickly corrected by senior Glasgow Life officers.”

Conservative Group Leader, David Meikle said, “The release of these documents would appear to show that senior members of the SNP administration on Glasgow City Council have misled councillors and people across the city.

“I am calling for these claims to be fully investigated and for Councillor Aitken to submit herself to questioning by city councillors at a special meeting to be convened at the earliest opportunity.”

A spokesman from Glasgow City Council said: “Members already have a regular opportunity to put questions to the leader.

“The depute leader answered a number on this subject at the last meeting of the council.”