Nicola Sturgeon condemns asylum system as 'deeply inhumane' after Glasgow mum found dead next to starving baby
dailyrecord.co.ukUK's asylum system as "broken" and called for wholesale reform of the way refugees are looked after by the state. It follows the tragic death in Glasgow of Mercy Baguma, a mother of one, who was found dead on Saturday.
Investigations into the death are continuing but it is thought Mercy had applied for asylum in the UK. Glasgow is the only dispersal city in Scotland for asylum seekers, but the local council has no control over the system as it remains reserved to the UK Government.Speaking at the weekly session of First Minister's Questions at Holyrood, Scottish Greens co-leader Alison Johnstone claimed the "appalling tragedy" happened as a "direct result of UK Government asylum policy which forced Mercy into extreme poverty".She added: "We.
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