David Linden Sparring Partners during the 2017-2019 Parliament
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2019 Parliament
Andrea Leadsom (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(56 debate interactions)
John Bercow (Speaker)
(36 debate interactions)
Mark Harper (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Transport
(29 debate interactions)
Theresa May (Conservative)
(28 debate interactions)
Alok Sharma (Conservative)
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
(19 debate interactions)
Christian Matheson (Independent)
(19 debate interactions)
Andrew Griffiths (Conservative)
(16 debate interactions)
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party)
(15 debate interactions)
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative)
(14 debate interactions)
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)
(14 debate interactions)
David Mundell (Conservative)
(13 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(12 debate interactions)
Stephen Kerr (Conservative)
(12 debate interactions)
Mel Stride (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(12 debate interactions)
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
(12 debate interactions)
Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
(11 debate interactions)
John Redwood (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
(10 debate interactions)
David Gauke (Independent)
(10 debate interactions)
Luke Graham (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
(10 debate interactions)
Boris Johnson (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Eleanor Laing (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Rosie Winterton (Labour)
(10 debate interactions)
Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Farming, Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
(9 debate interactions)
Afzal Khan (Labour)
(9 debate interactions)
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
(8 debate interactions)
Guy Opperman (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(8 debate interactions)
Hugh Gaffney (Labour)
(8 debate interactions)
Kirstene Hair (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Douglas Ross (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
(7 debate interactions)
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Liam Fox (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Tracey Crouch (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Bill Grant (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Alan Brown (Scottish National Party)
(6 debate interactions)
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (House of Commons Business)
(6 debate interactions)
Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy)
(6 debate interactions)
Alun Cairns (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport)
(6 debate interactions)
Andrew Jones (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
David Lidington (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Chris Grayling (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Oliver Dowden (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(5 debate interactions)
John Glen (Conservative)
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
(5 debate interactions)
Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op))
(5 debate interactions)
Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
(5 debate interactions)
Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury)
(5 debate interactions)
Sarah Newton (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Alistair Burt (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party)
(5 debate interactions)
Damian Green (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Mark Field (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(4 debate interactions)
Martyn Day (Scottish National Party)
(4 debate interactions)
Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent)
(4 debate interactions)
Amber Rudd (Independent)
(4 debate interactions)
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)
(4 debate interactions)
Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party)
(4 debate interactions)
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)
(4 debate interactions)
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(4 debate interactions)
John McNally (Scottish National Party)
(4 debate interactions)
Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Exchequer
(4 debate interactions)
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Nick Hurd (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Geoffrey Cox (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Robin Walker (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Sajid Javid (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
John Lamont (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
(3 debate interactions)
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(3 debate interactions)
Priti Patel (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Alex Chalk (Conservative)
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
George Eustice (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party)
SNP Deputy Westminster Leader
(3 debate interactions)
Alan Duncan (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Adam Holloway (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Stephen McPartland (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Employment Rights and Protections)
(3 debate interactions)
William Wragg (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
Lyn Brown (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs)
(3 debate interactions)
Ged Killen (Labour (Co-op))
(3 debate interactions)
Karen Lee (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Paul Beresford (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
President of the Board of Trade
(3 debate interactions)
Simon Clarke (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
David T C Davies (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Wales
(3 debate interactions)
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
David Davis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Robert Goodwill (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(2 debate interactions)
Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Mark Menzies (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Rory Stewart (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(2 debate interactions)
Neil Gray (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord McLoughlin (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Charlie Elphicke (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Harriet Harman (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Anna McMorrin (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jonathan Edwards (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(2 debate interactions)
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)
(2 debate interactions)
David Hanson (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Phillip Lee (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
Will Quince (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lesley Laird (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Damian Collins (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
John Hayes (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(2 debate interactions)
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(2 debate interactions)
Alex Burghart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Kelvin Hopkins (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Dowd (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
(2 debate interactions)
Neil Coyle (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Steve Brine (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Education
(2 debate interactions)
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Heather Wheeler (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jake Berry (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Paul Scully (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(2 debate interactions)
Cat Smith (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
(2 debate interactions)
Danielle Rowley (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Harrington of Watford (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Kyle (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(2 debate interactions)
Roger Gale (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jim Cunningham (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Matt Warman (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
David Rutley (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Pauline Latham (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Paul Masterton (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Grant (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Percy (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Conor McGinn (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(2 debate interactions)
Owen Paterson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
(2 debate interactions)
Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Seema Kennedy (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Dan Poulter (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Caroline Johnson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Karen Bradley (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Steve Double (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour)
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
(2 debate interactions)
Jeremy Wright (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
John Howell (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Michael Gove (Conservative)
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
(2 debate interactions)
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Conor Burns (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
James Brokenshire (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Chi Onwurah (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Science, Research and Innovation)
(2 debate interactions)
Paul Blomfield (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Rupa Huq (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Simon Hart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
(2 debate interactions)
Colin Clark (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Christopher Pincher (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Swire (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Neil Parish (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Philip Dunne (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Philip Hollobone (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Bob Stewart (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Peter Bone (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Antoinette Sandbach (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Cheryl Gillan (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Steve Baker (Conservative)
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Christopher Chope (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David Evennett (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Hepburn (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
George Howarth (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
David Drew (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Mike Hill (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Policing)
(1 debate interactions)
Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change)
(1 debate interactions)
Charles Walker (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
(1 debate interactions)
Sandy Martin (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jonathan Lord (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated)
(1 debate interactions)
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(1 debate interactions)
Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
James Gray (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Ruth Jones (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change)
(1 debate interactions)
Jessica Morden (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Wales)
(1 debate interactions)
Rosie Duffield (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Kate Green (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
Emma Hardy (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Flooding, Oceans and Coastal Communities)
(1 debate interactions)
Laurence Robertson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
George Hollingbery (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
(1 debate interactions)
Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Graham Stringer (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Catherine West (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
William Cash (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)