“it is your responsibility to regulate the market”, Barry told Environment Secretary as he interrogated her on rising food prices.
In the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on 28 March 2023, Barry questioned Thérèse Coffey on food price inflation and what the government are doing to help families suffering food poverty.
Barry presented Coffey with the statement by John Allen, the CEO of Tesco, that supermarkets were partaking in “excess profiteering”.
When Coffey demanded that Allen provide “evidence for his assertions”, Barry made clear that is in fact the Minister’s responsibility to regulate the market.