Lynsey Barber

Lynsey Barber is a journalist on The Sun's money desk in the UK and   focusing on personal finance and consumer issues and with a particular interest in pensions and benefits, including Universal Credit. She joined the Sun in 2021 as a senior consumer reporter before becoming assistant head of consumer in 2022, consumer news editor in 2023 and consumer editor in 2024. At The Sun she has produced exclusive news and features ranging from Greggs axing jobs during the pandemic, to the impact of Covid and the cost of living crisis on low-income households. Lynsey has also helped The Sun campaign for change to unfair Universal Credit rules which penalised mums wanting to return to work and pushed them into debt. The Sun succeeded through its Make Universal Credit Work campaign in getting the government to give parents upfront help with childcare costs, rather than in arrears, and reducing the rate at which UC payments are reduced when in work. Lynsey collected the Headline Money Award 2023 for on behalf of The Sun team's Give it Back campaign, which was sparked by the shocking statistic that only 4% of families with disabled children reported getting the support they needed. Prior to that, Lynsey was . where she covered exclusive news and analysis and has appeared as an expert on BBC World News, BBC Radio and LBC, as well as moderating sessions at tech events. While at the publication she broke stories on over operating in the capital, start up , s. and a . She also covered emerging technologies like blockchain and its use , major tech firms like and Lynsey won , in recognition of incisive, accurate, readable commentary and in-depth knowledge of UK tech companies, public and private.  Lynsey attended Goldsmiths College, University of London and started her career at business magazine publisher Haymarket where she wrote about the as a reporter, and was digital editor for PRWeek.