Show 287 - Tom Blenkinsop

Patriotic. Principled. Hilarious. Tom Blenkinsop is all three of those things and so much more. This is full of brilliant stories of trade union fist fights, his father's involvement in D Day and searing political sense. Tom was the Labour MP for his hometown from 2010 to 2017. He stood down at the 2017 election in protest against Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. That was just one of many principled decisions Tom has taken in his life. He's a member of the Army Reserve and explains his support for monarchy and what it means to members of the armed forces. This is an absolute corker.    Follow Tom on Twitter: @TomBlenkinsop   See Matt's completely rewritten stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers to the Right on the following dates:   Tues 18 Oct - Leicester Square Theatre Fri 21 Oct - Bloomsbury Theatre Fru 28 Oct - Bloomsbury Theatre   Buy tickets here: https://www.mattforde.com/2022tour     Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre here: https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/   Email the show: [email protected]   Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.