Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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Homeless crisis sparks call for Scotland to declare ‘national housing emergency’
Charities have called on the Scottish Government to declare a national housing emergency, claiming Scotland’s homeless system is at
Host asylum seekers on Edinburgh ship and we’ll give you £6m, UK Government tells council
The UK Government offered a £5.9m pay-off to Edinburgh council in an ultimately futile attempt to house thousands of
Glasgow City Council criticised over free bus passes for asylum seekers
A charity that helps survivors of torture has accused Glasgow City Council of failing to provide young asylum seekers and
Mears CEO pay rises to over £800,000, while care workers earn £9.50 an hour
The chief executive officer of Mears Group – which runs local authority and UK Government contacts including one with the Home
Thousands held in immigration detention by Police Scotland
Over 3,000 people – including asylum seekers – have been held in police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration
Escalating asylum seeker deaths prompt calls for inquiry
An escalating number of deaths in the asylum system are being “brushed under the carpet” it has been claimed, as
Poverty tsar calls for Home Office accountability over asylum support crisis
The Home Office must be held to account for the hardship it has caused asylum seekers, left without food or
Asylum in crisis: stories from inside the ‘broken system’
Pictures by Angela Catlin. Anthony is jumping from one excited four-year-old foot to the other, as if to keep his
Asylum charities spending tens of thousands to plug Home Office gaps
Refugee charities and grassroots organisations supporting asylum seekers have spent tens of thousands of pounds in a matter of months
Ruling allowing Serco to evict asylum seekers sets ‘dangerous precedent’
Campaigners are warning that a “dangerous precedent” has been set by a “brutal” ruling from Scotland’s highest court that
Destitute refugee family win right to rebuild their lives
A couple with two young children, who were facing street homelessness in Scotland after being destitute for almost a decade,
Scotland’s ‘invisible epidemic’ of refugee destitution
A small charity described as “an absolute lifeline” has raised concerns about its ability to respond to a growing “invisible