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Councillor John Cotton, leader of the city council, said the agreement marked the end of "an intense period of dialogue" between the authority and its unions.

Edinburgh city council said it dealt with complaints through "established processes" in consultation with an independent whistleblowing service and, where appropriate, Police Scotland.

In October, she won city council approval of an interim control ordinance that would temporarily prohibit development of any warehouse larger than 15,000 square feet in the area.

In Oxford, the city council hopes the ambitious new targets will lead to the extra housing that councillors say the area needs.

Last week, Los Angeles' city council passed a "sanctuary city" ordinance to bar using local resources to help federal immigration authorities.