GMB host Richard Madeley, took on the task of questioning former Health Secretary, Matt Hancock on whether his promise to house a family of Ukrainian refugees was a PR move to 'rebuild' his reputation.

The MP appeared on the ITV talk show alongside hosts Madeley and Susannah Reid, just a day after he announced his plans to take in a family of up to five people at his constituency home in Suffolk.

Madeley said: "We all know that there will be cynics watching this. People who will go online and say the reason you're doing this is to help rebuild your reputation after you had a bad political fall.

"You're sort of in the wilderness, and that's why you're doing this, to basically improve your standing?"

In response, Hancock said it was "the other way around" and that it was the media who had taken an interest.

He said: "I was on BBC Radio Suffolk yesterday morning talking about this scheme and I was asked straight up, 'you're encouraging other people to sign up, are you going to sign up?'

"I just answered the question and then your team phoned me.

"Before going down this route, I checked with my kids and they are really enthusiastic about it."

When asked by Reid whether every MP with an empty constituency home should offer it to refugees, Hancock quipped: "You invite me to become extremely unpopular with my colleagues."

People wanting to be sponsors who do not know anyone personally fleeing Ukraine can register their interest here: homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk.