Barry was part of Newsnight’s panel last night in which he answered questions on the Chancellor crying at Prime Minister’s Questions and why that might be, claiming that it was a very human reaction when the media piles pressure on you constantly.
Barry also agreed that the government had suffered a bad week in which someone back in Westminster should have been keeping the Prime Minister abreast of any particular concerns colleagues may have had about the Welfare Bill whilst the Prime Minister was out of the country attending international summits, thus avoiding potential rebellions and promoting engagement with colleagues.