Hancock opens his home to Ukrainian family of seven

MATT HANCOCK has welcomed seven Ukrainian refugees and their four dogs into his family home in Suffolk.

The former health secretary first revealed he would take part in the Homes for Ukraine scheme last month after being contacted by a female constituent.

Mr Hancock, the MP for Suffolk West, has now housed the constituent’s mother, two sisters, niece, nephew, and the nephew’s partner and grandmother.

“I’ve enjoyed getting to know Ukrainian food and picking up the basics of the language,” he said.

“It’s humbling living with three generations from one family who have escaped war with little more than the clothes on their backs. It brings perspective.”

Writing in The Spectator, he added that the teenagers staying with him had continued their studies at a college in Kyiv through remote learning.

Mr Hancock also praised the efforts of the wider Suffolk community, which secured school and college places, a Volvo from the local car salesroom and bicycles for the refugees within a week.