Rory Palmer was, until very recently, the Labour MEP for the East Midlands. He became one of the defining images of the last day of the UK's EU membership as the scarves he had to make the occasion were worn in the chamber. Rory gives a brilliant insight into the UK's departure from the EU from the inside - giving us the political and personal reality of the job and how the final days felt. He also gives his assessment on Labour's last few years and the leadership's attitude to Europe. Oh and we get the full lowdown on the scarves - how they were designed and how many exist...
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BREXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR TOUR DATES:
20 February - Crewe: Lyceum Theatre
21 February - Leicester: Sue Townsend Theatre
5 March - Darlington: Hullabaloo
6 March - Hexham: Queen's Hall
7 March - Bedford: Quarry
10 March - London: Southbank
14 March - Maidenhead: Norden Farm
18 March - Leeds: Hyde Park Book Club
19 March - York: The Crescent
20 March - Alnwick: Playhouse
22 March - Southend: Dixon Studio
23 March - Cambridge: Junction
27 March - London Southbank
29 March - Brighton: Komedia
2 April - Cardiff: Sherman Theatre
7 April - Newcastle: Stand
8 April - Glasgow: Stand
9 April - Aberdeen: Lemon Tree
10 April - Chorley: Little Theatre
12 April - Camberley: Theatre
17 April - Corby: Cube
12 April - Shrewsbury: Theatre Severn
28 April - Exeter: Phoenix
30 April - Bristol: Tobacco Factory
1 May - Gloucester: Guildhall
2 May - London Bloomsbury
7 May - Maidstone: Hazlitt Arts
13 May - Nottingham: Spiegeltent
20 May - Sheffield: Leadmill
21 May - Stafford: MET
22 May - London Southbank
28 May - Eastleigh: The Berry
30 May - Edinburgh: Stand
31 May - Edinburgh: Stand
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