Brown meets MP over flats deaths (From Runcorn and Widnes World)

Brown meets MP over flats deaths

3:55pm Wednesday 10th March 2010 in

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown has sent his "sincere condolences" to the family and friends of three asylum seekers who died in an apparent suicide.

The bodies of the mother, father and son were found at the bottom of a 31-storey block in Petershill Drive in the Springburn area of Glasgow on Sunday.

The three Russian nationals have yet to be named by police but it is understood they were Serguei Serykh, 43, his wife Tatiana and his stepson.

It is understood the family moved to Canada and was granted refugee status in 2005.

But allegations against the Canadian authorities were made by one of the three after an application for Canadian citizenship was refused.

It is believed the family received a letter explaining that their accommodation in Glasgow was due to stop on Sunday.

Glasgow North East Labour MP Willie Bain met Mr Brown in London.

Following the meeting, Mr Bain said: "I met with the Prime Minister today and conveyed to him the shock of my local community at the weekend's events. This is a terrible tragedy that has impacted upon all of us.

"The sad irony is that I visited the area on Saturday and witnessed the important work being carried out by the Red Road Integration Network, which provides support and assistance to asylum seekers and involves the wider community.

"The Prime Minister asked that I pass on his sincere condolences to the deceased's friends and family, and expressed his support for the people of Springburn at this time."