Conservative MP Robert Jenrick takes in Ukrainian refugee family
, although Vika came to the UK via an existing scheme, not Homes for Ukraine.
While he said he would encourage anyone who was lucky enough to be in the position to host a refugee to do so, he said that it was a commitment which "should be entered in to seriously". It has meant a busier house with the Ukrainians joining Mr Jenrick, his wife, their three children and two dogs in the family home.
Maria and her children had been through "harrowing" experiences in Ukraine, he said, and had queued for seven hours at the Polish border on their way to the UK.
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