Chaos at Erskine putting refugees in danger
REFUGEES housed in the Scottish town Erskine are facing the trauma of the Home Office’s chaotic hotel exit and attacks by the far right, campaigners warned at the weekend.
Since February 2023, the Muthu Glasgow River Hotel in Erskine has been used by Home Office contractor Mears as refugee accommodation.
But the government department’s plans to vacate the site by March 5 — part of its programme to remove refugees from the hotels it has placed them in — have descended into chaos.
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