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?”

Fighting to prevent Byron Court Academisation

After a poor Ofsted report, Byron Court primary is being forced into academisation that parents, staff and children don’t want.

See below my letter to Gillan Keegan, the Secretary of State for Education, calling for the acadamisation to be suspended so as to allow a suitable period of 6 months (2 of which would in any case be in school holidays) to enable the school governors and the Rapid Improvement Group to turn things around.

I have recently received a response not from Baroness Barran, the Minister for the School System and Student Finance, rejecting a meeting. Instead directing me to the Deputy Director of London Regions Group. I will be taking up this meeting as soon as possible to do all I can to save Byron Court Primary from impending academisation.

In their response, Baroness Barran states that it is “the right decision for Byron Court Primary School”. The community at Byron Court Primary disagree. I will do all I can to make sure this is clear to them.

See their response below: