Well Done Benedict.

[webbo3]

https://news.sky.com/story/benedict-cumberbatch-i-want-to-give-them-stability-british-actor-says-ukrainian-family-will-stay-in-his-home-12599375

Finally a celebrity puts his money where his mouth is, I'm still waiting to see what Lilly Allen and Gary Lineker do.

[Gromit]

Agreed.
Sounds like he is trying to make a difference. Well done.

Is Patel’s red tape still barring thousands?

[webbo3]

No red tape, better to do it properly than allow children and women to be trafficked.

[naomi24]

He’s not the first. I read that Chris Tarrant has already welcomed three Ukrainian refugees into his home. Nonetheless it’s commendable.

[jno]

Lineker's taken in one before, hasn't he?

[youngmafbog]

//Is Patel’s red tape still barring thousands?//

You just cant resist it can you? This thread is about congratulating someone, who for once is putting money where mouth is. Well done him, not so well done you.

And the 'red tape' is there to protect you, if only you knew. Well maybe not you becasue you seem like a good old USSR pinko.

[webbo3]

Jno
\\Lineker's taken in one before, hasn't he?//

He said he was but we are still waiting on conformation of which one of the Calais migrants he has taken in.

[Paigntonian]

Now we should wait for the Archbishop of Canterbury, who has criticised the government's response to the refugee crisis, to open his doors for those in need, and for Prince Charles, who has commended those giving house space for Ukrainians, to open Buck House, Sandringham, Balmoral or St James' Palace to those in need.

[naomi24]

Security wouldn't allow for the palaces to be made available to refugees - it's a silly suggestion - but the royals aren't ignoring the problem.

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/prince-charles-planning-take-ukrainian-26512655

[ladybirder]

Marvellous how all these "stars" can get Ukrainian refugees so quickly when my granddaughter and husband who offered to take a family in the first week of March still haven't heard a thing, not even an acknowledgement of the offer.

[naomi24]

Are they sure their offer reached its destination, LB?

[New Judge]

That's very laudable of Mr Cummerbund. But there are thousands of people doing the same and many of them, I daresay, have fewer facilities to share than he does. What makes him so worthy of free publicity for his efforts? I'll probably be told to wash my mouth out, but it couldn't possibly be anything to do with this. could it?:

"Cumberbatch was joined on the red carpet in Trafalgar Square this morning by his fellow Dr Strange stars Elizabeth Olson and Benedict Wong as well as the film's director Sam Raimi.

The latest movie in the Marvel franchise is out in cinemas on 5 May."

[New Judge]

And I've just noticed - two Benedicts top of the bill in one film. Spooky!

[ladybirder]

Never thought of that N. IF I remember correctly, they did it through a Ukrainian friend living near them who recommended a Ukrainian charity.

I'll ask.