Glasgow City Council ‘struggling to cope’ with asylum housing

Glasgow houses around 4,000 asylum seekers which the council warned is too many to cope with.

As a country, Scotland has always prided itself on its open door policy to those fleeing their home country.

But could that be about to change?

Glasgow City Council has said the number of homeless refugees and asylum seekers is putting public services under too much pressure and they’re struggling to cope with demand.

It comes as a UK Government minister cancelled their attendance at a meeting this morning with the Scottish Government, council and other representatives to discuss the worsening situation in the city.

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