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Asylum deal in doubt over staff transfer

THE future for hundreds of asylum seekers in Glasgow has been thrown into fresh doubt after claims a new contract to support and house them is on the brink of collapse.

Just four weeks before the services are due to be transferred from Glasgow City Council to Ypeople, the council has written to the UK Government claiming Ypeople has not met legal and financial obligations for staff being moved to the new provider.