An Edinburgh Council meeting was interrupted suddenly as furious protesters stormed the building to oppose plans to demolish a block of flats.

Protests over the planned demolition of Westfield Court forced the council’s housing committee meeting to be halted on Tuesday morning as around 20 people entered the floor of the meeting room.

Participants loudly demanded the council instead undertake work to renovate the building.

The plans to demolish the building was announced earlier this month, marking a sharp reversal from earlier plans to refurbish it.

Council officials said deteriorating conditions inside had made it not ‘practically or financially viable’ for continued investment to be made.

A report set to go before councillors at the Tuesday meeting states the condition of waste out

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