Toby Perkins
Toby won his Chesterfield seat for the fifth time at the recent general election. But how did he retain his seat throughout Labour's darkest years when colleagues around him were losing theirs?
One of the most likeable MPs in the Commons was a Shadow Minister but didn't get appointed to the frontbench after the election.
He talks openly and honestly about the mixed feelings he has about Labour finally forming a government, but not being a minister in it.
A massive football fan, Toby also reveals which football manager he thinks he'd most be like if he chairs the Environmental Audit Committee.
SEE Matt at the Edinburgh Festival in August and on tour until March 2025: https://www.mattforde.com/live-shows
2024
31 July - 25 August: Edinburgh, The Pleasance
2 October: Norwich Playhouse
3 October: Maidenhead, Norden Farm
9 October: Middlesbrough, The Crypt
10 October: London, Leicester Square Theatre
24 October: Hull, Truck Theatre
6 November: Exeter, Phoenix
8 November: Tunbridge Wells, Trinity Theatre
14 November: Basingstoke, The Haymarket
15 November: Colchester Arts Centre
20 November: York, The Crescent
21 November: Chorley, Little Theatre
22 November: Salford, The Lowry
27 November: Chipping Norton Theatre
28 November: Leicester, Y Theatre
29 November: Eastleigh, The Berry
31 November: Faversham, The Alexander Centre
2025
4 February: Leeds, City Varieties
5 February: Sheffield, The Leadmill
6 February: Chelmsford Theatre
7 February: Bedford, The Quarry Theatre
12 February: Bath, Komedia
13 February: Southend, Palace Theatre
16 February: Cambridge, The Junction
20 February: Nottingham, Lakeside Arts
23 February: Brighton, Komedoa
25 February: Cardiff, Glee Club
26 February: Bury St Edmunds, Theatre Royal
2 March: Bristol, Tobacco Factory
11 March: Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
12 March: Glasgow, Glee Club
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