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Donald Turvill

Warning Ukrainian refugees on Edinburgh cruise ship face homelessness without housing plan

No plans have been made to move displaced Ukrainians living on a cruise ship in Edinburgh into proper housing, as the council warns a failure to arrange long-term accommodation for refugees could leave many homeless.

More than 1,600 people are still living aboard the MS Victoria which docked in Leith last June as part of the Scottish Government's response to support those who fled the Russian invasion.

However there are growing concerns for the welfare of its inhabitants, with the British Red Cross voicing concerns this month about refugees staying in "windowless" cabins for months on end "in limbo".

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