David Cameron announced his trip to Poland on social media last Friday, informing it was “going to be a long drive”. The former Conservative Prime Minister travelled with two colleagues from the Chippy Larder, a food project from Oxfordshire. 

In a short video published on Twitter in the night from Saturday to Sunday, Cameron explained that the journey from England to Poland took him about 20 hours.

“Yesterday, late in the evening, a rescue transport arrived at our main warehouse near Krakow. David Cameron, the former British Prime Minister, was personally behind the wheel of the truck. Despite the tiredness and the late hour, our guest put on a Polish Red Cross vest and helped with the unloading. Well done – thank you” – the Lesser Poland Regional Branch of the Polish Red Cross wrote on it official Facebook page on Sunday. 

David Cameron announced that said the initiative had collected enough donations „to fill a small lorry with everything from nappies to sanitary products, warm clothes to first aid kits„.

Speaking to Channel 4 last week, Cameron emphasised the necessity of providing Ukraine with additional help. Indeed, the number of people who fled Ukraine in the last weeks already exceeds 3 million and is expected to rise even more. Many people are left without shelter and lost family members or relatives.

Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine one month ago, Brits and Poles have been among the most active nations to provide refugees with help, support, and solidarity. 

Image: Facebook Małopolski Oddział Okręgowy PCK

Author: Sébastien Meuwissen