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.
Watch the full show here: