MSPs urged to act on 'housing health emergency' after toddler goes into coma

MSPs urged to act on 'housing health emergency' after toddler goes into coma

Scotland's MSPs have been urged to take action to end a "public health emergency" and deal with the scourge of harmful homes after a toddler was rushed to hospital in a coma with a condition that one expert has linked to an "unfit" council flat.

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