The government's housing targets simply aren't enough to fight the rental crisis

On the 15th of May 2024 Barry appeared on BBC Politics Live to discuss the government’s plans to release prisoners early, the UK’s spiralling rental crisis as well as sex education in schools.

In the first clip below, Barry spoke about the mental health crisis in our criminal justice system. He spoke about how the man who threatened to murder him was in prison for 18 months before the trial. Once the trial commenced it was quickly determined that he had serious mental health problems and should not be confined in prison.

Later on Barry laid out how Brent has exceeded its house building target, whilst the government’s is simply not cutting it.

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Barry gets Tory MP to admit that if a Rafah Offensive goes ahead, the UK must stop arms sales to Israel

On 5 May 2024 Barry was on the Times Radio MPs panel with Carole Walker to discuss the local election results and impending Rafah ground offensive.

Barry was on the panel with Richard Graham, Conservative MP for Gloucester, Sarah Olney, Lib Dem MP Richmond Park and Sienna Rodgers, Senior Writer, The House Magazine

When discussing arms sales to Israel, when pressured by Barry, Tory MP Richard Graham admitted that the UK may have to change its approach in the wake of the Rafah offensive, as humanitarian concerns worsen.

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The full 45 minute panel can be watched here:

What more can supermarkets do to support you in your weekly shop?

On the 30th of April 2024 Barry questioned representatives from Britain’s largest supermarkets to question what theyre doing to support people sturggling with rising inflation during a cost of living crisis.

The panel included Dom Morrey, Commercial Director for Fresh Food, Tesco, Kris Comerford, Chief Commercial Officer (Food), Asda, Charlotte Di Cello, Commercial Director, Waitrose, Richard Bourns, Chief Commercial Officer, Lidl GB and Rhian Bartlett, Chief Food Commercial Officer, Sainsbury’s.

If the government can legislate that Rwanda is safe they may as well legislate that sugar will no longer damage health

On April 15 2024 Barry intervened to ask his colleague Steven Kinnock if he shared his “marvel” at the government’s ability to simply rule that Rwanda is a safe country.

Will the government use its amazing power to legislate that “CO2 no longer causes global warming and that sugar, fat and alcohol will no longer damage human health”.

What will the UK do if Israel chooses to retaliate further to Iran?

On April 15 2024 Barry asked the Prime Minister:

“Iran sought to justify its unjustifiable attack on Israel on the basis that it was retaliating for Israel's attack on its consulate. I welcome the fact that the Prime Minister has said that in his telephone conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu later today, he will be urging de-escalation. In that telephone conversation, will he set out the measures the UK will take if, in fact Israel seeks to retaliate further?”