Martin Roberts has suggested unused care homes could be used to house Ukrainian refugees in the UK and that he is doing his best to facilitate this.
The Homes Under The Hammer presenter joined Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley live from Krakow, Poland on Monday’s Good Morning Britain amid his journey to Medyka to deliver medical supplies to those who have been displaced.
Before pitching the idea, Martin gave an update on his journey and admitted that he’s feeling a little nervous ahead of arriving in Medyka, which is just 20km from where a shelling attack took place on Sunday.
‘I’m filled with a great sense of purpose but also a little bit of trepidation,’ he said.
Turing his attention to the refugee crisis, Martin revealed that he’s looking into care homes available for sale.
‘I’m going to try and do something where I’m getting people to offer their care homes that have gone into disrepute or whatever,’ he shared.
‘Actually, give them to me and then I’ll quickly try and turn around to offer even more spaces.’
‘It’s not only a case of people offering spaces in their homes, but I think where there is available accommodation in the UK, be that care homes, hotels, be that abandoned hotels, and offering them temporarily to sort out this truly terrible humanitarian scenario,’ he added.
Martin’s comments come as people keen to offer refugees shelter in the UK can register their interest in sponsoring Ukrainians through the Government’s new humanitarian scheme from today.
Meanwhile, the UK will supply Ukraine with more than 500 portable generators to provide energy for essential services, including at hospitals and shelters.
Martin began his journey to Poland days after he filmed himself outside a Costco last weekend, explaining that he felt helpless amid the crisis that has seen over 1.5million Ukrainians fleeing their homes since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the attacks.
The presenter broke down in tears after he tried to buy medicines like Calpol, but wasn’t able to due to limits on how many items could be purchased.
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.
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