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  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.