Ukrainian refugess have been left in tears after the Scottish Government cancelled a contract that saw them house at a hotel in Perthshire. SNP ministers have been accused of acting with "shocking disregard" to people "offered safety and sanctuary merely months ago" after the refugees were given notice to leave the Killin Hotel by November 18.
Many of the group, who arrived in July under the super sponsor scheme, had become settled in the local community after attempts were made to integrate refugees. Some Ukrainians had picked up work in the Killin area, with their kids attending local schools, expecting to be living from the hotel until next spring.
Community leaders have slammed the decision and said the government is acting with "insensitivity" as the hotel had been booked out until the end of March. Parthiv Vyas, manager of the hotel, said he received notification of the end of the contract on Friday morning from a booking agent for the Scottish Government.
