Gavin has a unique perspective on politics, government and the Conservative Party having served as both an MP and the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff. Unusually he was an MP first, but having lost his seat in 2017, was hired by Theresa May to be her most senior adviser. Gavin takes us inside the Brexit negotiations, with some surprising insights on some of Europe's major players. It's also a defence of Theresa May and the values of public service and how she contrasts with some of her successors...

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Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre here: https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/

Forthcoming guests include:

7 Nov: David Dimbleby

14 Nov: Jake Berry

5 Dec: Rachel Reeves

19 Dec: Christmas Special including music from MP4

23 Jan: Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel

6 March: Eddie Izzard

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