“You call it a winter of discontent, I think it’s a winter of solidarity, because many members of the public are themselves, in their own professions, having to consider withdrawing their labour.”
Barry reacts on GB News to the RMT union announcing that members have again voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action in their fight for fair pay and conditions.
“It’s been positive, dynamic, we’ve seen the laying out of solid policies ahead of the election. It’s been a good week”
Barry’s verdict on Labour Party conference, speaking to Tom Harwood of GB News back in September.
Barry talked to GB News’ Alastair Stewart about how Labour can pay for a fair and prosperous economy without £62billion of unfunded borrowing.
Watch here 🔽
Liz Truss knows damn well that there are only two years left of the Conservatives in power and she’s going to maximise the cash cow of the people in this country to the benefit of her rich friends in the time she has.
Read Barry’s intervew in the Morning Star just days after the Tories’ “mini-Budget” crashed the economy.
“When journalists, barristers, nurses, teachers, civil servants, postal workers, rail workers, bus drivers, dockers and so many more are all saying they're not being treated fairly, that's not union barons. That's the British public.”
Watch Barry on GB News during Labour Party conference 🔽
“We cannot go on as a society thinking people don’t matter…”
Watch Barry’s impassioned interview with Politics Joe at the launch of the Enough is Enough campaign in August 2022 🔽
Barry appeared on the BBC’s Politics Live on 22 September, talking about the Truss government’s plans to cut part-time workers’ benefits while “incentivising” the rich with tax cuts and increased bankers’ bonuses.
And he warned that increasing numbers of desperate people being forced to turn to private healthcare insurance as a result of NHS waiting lists is the government’s strategy for our healthcare system.
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Amid the ongoing fight to protect British Columbia’s forests, The Fifth Estate investigates how the province has become a leading exporter of wood pellets that are burned to fuel energy needs in the UK, Japan and South Korea. The industry is billed as “green” and “renewable,” but many scientists disagree and activists say Canada has made a mistake in supporting the industry.
Barry was interviewed by the Fifth Estate team, after he spoke out in parliament about the burning of trees by the biomass power station Drax in North Yorkshire. Watch him at 21:35 minutes in.
LISTEN to Barry talking to Iain Dale on LBC radio about the reactions of Brent North constituents to the death of Queen Elizabeth II and how he worked on his tribute speech.
Barry was on Times Radio this morning with Matt Chorley to discuss the ongoing situation at P&O Ferries as well as his Private Members Bill to stop fire and rehire.
The full exchange can be viewed below
Barry was on GB News on Sunday to discuss Rishi Sunak’s inadequate loan scheme for people affected by the cost of living crisis and the rise in energy prices.
Barry spoke of the super tax deductibles given to polluting companies like Shell and BP who have been making record profits and the need for a windfall tax on those companies.
Barry joined former Labour colleague Glorio De Piero on The Daily Brief to discuss the continuing revelations of parties in Downing Street during the pandemic as well as Labour’s plans for the cost of living crisis.
Barry outlined what he would like to see including a windfall tax.
The full interview can be viewed below.
Barry was interviewed by BBC News on why Michael Gove’s statement doesn’t go far enough when it comes to protecting leaseholders and went into great detail of the real issues not addressed by the Secretary of State.
The full interview can be viewed below.
Barry was on Iain Dale’s LBC Show partaking in ‘Cross Question’ answering questions from listeners who call in. Barry tackled a variety of topical questions posed to him such as would he prefer Gareth Southgate or Boris Johnson to be Prime Minister, his views on England players taking the knee, the Irish border issue post Brexit and the lack of quarantining measures for the world leaders arriving in Cornwall for the G7.
His highlights from the appearance can be viewed below
Barry was back in front of the BBC cameras prior to Prime Minister’s Questions today alongside Conservative MP Laura Trott, The Sun Chief Political Correspondent, Harry Cole and The Guardian’s North of England Editor.
Barry gave his thoughts on the currently failing government traffic light system in which he outlined the legislation hasn’t come in line with the system, the current proposed Australian free trade deal in which he reiterated he wanted to see Britain have trade deals all across the world but they must fall in our favour and the upcoming by-election in Batley and Spennymoor which Barry is confident we can win thanks to the great previous work of Tracy Brabin. Barry also used the opportunity to call for greater party unity and to remember it is the Tories we should be opposing, not different factions within the Party.
You can watch his best bits below
Barry was invitited on to the latest Bloomberg Westminster podcast, where he spoke to host Caroline Hepker.
Barry first gave his view on the news of David Cameron’s Greensill Connections and suggested the remit for investigating David Cameron's lobbying should be widened. Barry was particularly suspicious of Minister Kwasi Kwarteng saying that the former Prime Minister had been ‘largely exonerated’- with Barry arguing this must mean that he has not been completely exonerated.
Barry then spoke of the worry of the Government implementing a ‘Covid-status certificate’. Barry argued that this would lead to serious issues over fairness, power and control over personal data.
You can listen to Barry’s interview on the podcast below and find the link to the whole podcast episode here.
Barry was a guest on Martin Stanford’s post PMQ’s panel. Topics covered included:
Vaccinations for teachers
Access to broadband and laptops
Self-employed Support Scheme
Opening of a new coal mine/ COP26
Treatment of Uighurs in China
You can listen to the segments below.
Barry joined host Jo Coburn and other panellists for a discussion on the:
new tier system for England, and easing of restrictions for Christmas
‘Levelling up’ fund for towns announced by the Chancellor
The cutting of the UK foreign aid budget
You can watch Barry’s contributions below.
Barry appeared on the pre-PMQ’s panel of Politics Live on 23rd September.
The discussion centred on the new national restrictions that the government have announced.
You can watch Barry’s contributions below:
Barry was on Politics Live yesterday before Labour leader Keir Starmer faced off against Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s Question Time.
Barry discussed the Government’s response to coronavirus, the safety of people whether they be going back to work or to school and the impact the virus has had on businesses and the furlough scheme. The best bits from yesterday can be viewed below.
