'I know what it's like to be shelled and to have to get in a bathtub with a mattress over your head.' This caller, who was taken hostage on British Airways Flight 149, says Ukrainian refugees don't need 'The Ritz', just 'humanity'. BenKentish
This caller who was taken hostage on British Airways Flight 149 calls on the government to pull out "all the stops" to house Ukrainian refugees by using empty hotel bedrooms and community centres.Brits offering homes to Ukrainian refugees through a new humanitarian route will receive a "thank you" payment of £350 per monthCaller Barry told LBC: "I have a little bit of skin in this game I suppose.
Aircraft, passengers and crew were captured by Iraqi forces and many passengers became part of Saddam Hussein's 'human shields'. Barry said he was taken hostage for 4 and a half months as a human shield in Iraq."We should be opening up our home to these refugees," Barry said.
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