Matt Hancock has been accused of using the UK's refugee scheme to improve his personal image by taking in a Ukrainian family.
The former Health Secretary revealed on ITV 's Good Morning Britain that he will take in five Ukrainians who will stay in his West Suffolk constituency home.
Britons came forward in such large numbers to offer to take in Ukrainian refugees that the website for registering interest crashed shortly after opening.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities confirmed that, as of 9.30pm on Monday, more than 43,000 households had offered to put up those fleeing the conflict as part of the UK Government's sponsorship scheme.
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