Green Grids Initiative-One Sun One World one Grid

Barry attended the COP 27 conference in Egypt, attending and speaking at a number of ‘side events’ to the main conference.

These included the Green Grids Initiative-One Sun One World One Grid: Green grids accelerators and the role of research, parliamentarians and civil society .

The session showcased the progress made and research underpinning the Green Grids Initiative-One Sun One World One Grid (GGI-OSOWOG), a global initiative to accelerate the energy transition launched by world leaders at COP26.

It also brought together key actors across the GGI Ecosystem to discuss the challenges of building green grids, what needs to be done, and how — by working in partnership with a multiplicity of actors—we can accelerate the global energy transition.

Watch the session in full here 🔽

Many have spoken of her life as a pattern of duty and service. And it was.

“Integrity is not commonly found in the public sphere these days. But her life was one of real integrity. We should thank God that she brought together all these virtues in her life. It was a life that was selfless. It was a life that was whole. And now it is complete.

“May her soul rest in peace.”

WATCH Barry’s tribute to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 🔽

Barry joins St Monica Trust picket lines

Barry joined striking Unison members on their picket lines at the Bristol Cote Lane and the Sandford sites of the St Monica Trust, on Monday 11 July.

These low paid care workers are being subjected to brutal fire and rehire tactics, being told they must sign new contracts that will result in the loss of up to 21% of their pay, or lose their jobs.

But their biggest concern, as they explained to Barry, is the use of agency staff by the Trust, who are not skilled or experienced. Barry later raised this in the House of Commons and called on the minister to refer the Trust to the Health and Safety Executive.

Barry tells MPs that Royal Mail decides daily 'which streets do not receive letters'

Barry told the House of Commons that Royal Mail delivery offices across the country are deciding each day which streets do not receive letters after a “failure” in restructuring.

He warned that hundreds of jobs losses among Royal Mail managers was putting a huge strain on the postal service and called for an urgent statement by the business secretary Kwasi Kwateng about the failure of the senior management in Royal Mail to implement a restructure that actually delivers service for the people of this country.

WATCH Barry below 🔽

Barry accuses Grant Shapps of blocking meaningful negotiations to end rail strikes

Barry called on transport secretary Grant Shapps to stop blocking negotiations and give a free hand to the management of rail companies to reach agreement with the RMT, while also describing the instruction issued to shadow cabinet members by the Labour leader’s office not to join picket lines as a “nannying approach to grown up MPs”, when he spoke to Times Radio’s Carole Walker.

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Barry attacks Labour leadership ban on shadow cabinet members joining picket lines

Responding to the revelation that Labour front benchers have been told by the party leadership that they are banned from picket lines this week amid RMT rail strikes, Barry said:

"Why is someone writing this tosh to our shadow cabinet? Do they not understand that the thing about solidarity is it is reciprocal? If you give it, you get it.

"If we want the people of this country to support us as a potential government then we have to show them that we support them when they stand up against unfair treatment and try to protect their families. After 12 years of falling wages and with inflation running at 9%, perhaps now is the time that a bit of solidarity from Labour MPs would not go amiss.”