David Linden Sparring Partners during the 2019 Parliament

Guy Opperman (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(28 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(27 debate interactions)
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative)
(27 debate interactions)
Boris Johnson (Conservative)
(27 debate interactions)
Eleanor Laing (Conservative)
(23 debate interactions)
Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
(22 debate interactions)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative)
(21 debate interactions)
Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy)
(19 debate interactions)
Douglas Ross (Conservative)
(19 debate interactions)
John Lamont (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
(19 debate interactions)
Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport)
(18 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
(18 debate interactions)
Ian Murray (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
(18 debate interactions)
Mims Davies (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
(18 debate interactions)
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)
(17 debate interactions)
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
(17 debate interactions)
Nigel Evans (Conservative)
(17 debate interactions)
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(17 debate interactions)
David Rutley (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(17 debate interactions)
Paul Scully (Conservative)
(16 debate interactions)
Andrew Griffith (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
(15 debate interactions)
Matt Hancock (Independent)
(14 debate interactions)
Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
(13 debate interactions)
Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Farming, Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
(13 debate interactions)
Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative)
(13 debate interactions)
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
(13 debate interactions)
Mel Stride (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(13 debate interactions)
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
(11 debate interactions)
Nigel Adams (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Cat Smith (Labour)
(11 debate interactions)
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
(11 debate interactions)
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(11 debate interactions)
Michael Gove (Conservative)
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
(10 debate interactions)
Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
(10 debate interactions)
Rosie Winterton (Labour)
(10 debate interactions)
John Glen (Conservative)
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
(9 debate interactions)
Christian Matheson (Independent)
(9 debate interactions)
Chris Clarkson (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Maria Miller (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Valerie Vaz (Labour)
(9 debate interactions)
Jerome Mayhew (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Christopher Pincher (Independent)
(8 debate interactions)
Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(8 debate interactions)
Victoria Prentis (Conservative)
Attorney General
(8 debate interactions)
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
(8 debate interactions)
Priti Patel (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
James Cleverly (Conservative)
Home Secretary
(7 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(7 debate interactions)
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(7 debate interactions)
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)
(7 debate interactions)
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(7 debate interactions)
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Robin Walker (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury)
(6 debate interactions)
Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Robert Buckland (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Anthony Mangnall (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Alex Chalk (Conservative)
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
(6 debate interactions)
Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(6 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Employment Rights and Protections)
(6 debate interactions)
Laura Trott (Conservative)
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
(6 debate interactions)
Natalie Elphicke (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
(5 debate interactions)
Simon Hart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
(5 debate interactions)
David T C Davies (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Wales
(5 debate interactions)
Esther McVey (Conservative)
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
(5 debate interactions)
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(5 debate interactions)
Oliver Dowden (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(5 debate interactions)
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(5 debate interactions)
Simon Clarke (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(5 debate interactions)
John Spellar (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Will Quince (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
John McDonnell (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Jane Hunt (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(5 debate interactions)
James Duddridge (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Danny Kruger (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
John Redwood (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
(4 debate interactions)
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(4 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition
(4 debate interactions)
Greg Hands (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(4 debate interactions)
Anne McLaughlin (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)
(4 debate interactions)
James Cartlidge (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(4 debate interactions)
Sajid Javid (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Stephen Timms (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent)
(4 debate interactions)
Rupa Huq (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
(4 debate interactions)
Alan Whitehead (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero)
(4 debate interactions)
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
(4 debate interactions)
Jonathan Gullis (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
(4 debate interactions)
Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence)
(4 debate interactions)
Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)
(3 debate interactions)
Peter Bone (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
Barry Gardiner (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Alister Jack (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Scotland
(3 debate interactions)
Matt Rodda (Labour)
Shadow Minister (AI and Intellectual Property)
(3 debate interactions)
Luke Hall (Conservative)
Minister of State (Education)
(3 debate interactions)
Grant Shapps (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Defence
(3 debate interactions)
Lee Rowley (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
(3 debate interactions)
Duncan Baker (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Felicity Buchan (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
(3 debate interactions)
Paul Howell (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Gareth Bacon (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
(3 debate interactions)
James Murray (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury)
(3 debate interactions)
Luke Evans (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Amy Callaghan (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
(3 debate interactions)
Nigel Mills (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Thangam Debbonaire (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
(3 debate interactions)
Paul Maynard (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
(3 debate interactions)
Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Owen Paterson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Philip Dunne (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (House of Commons Business)
(2 debate interactions)
Paul Blomfield (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Carolyn Harris (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Shaun Bailey (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Alex Cunningham (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
Desmond Swayne (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Edward Argar (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
Suella Braverman (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Grayling (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Neil Parish (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Laura Farris (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development)
(2 debate interactions)
Aaron Bell (Conservative)
Assistant Whip
(2 debate interactions)
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
Clive Efford (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
President of the Board of Trade
(2 debate interactions)
Paul Holmes (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jeremy Quin (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Selaine Saxby (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Philip Hollobone (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
James Heappey (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Claire Coutinho (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
(2 debate interactions)
Iain Stewart (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Tulip Siddiq (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
Rachel Reeves (Labour)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
(2 debate interactions)
Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Bob Blackman (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Vicky Foxcroft (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
(2 debate interactions)
Jack Brereton (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Julie Marson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Nia Griffith (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Hannah Bardell (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs Team Member)
(2 debate interactions)
Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party)
SNP Deputy Westminster Leader
(2 debate interactions)
Trudy Harrison (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jill Mortimer (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Exchequer
(2 debate interactions)
Alex Burghart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Liam Fox (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Crabb (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Women's Health and Mental Health)
(2 debate interactions)
Anum Qaisar (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Levelling Up)
(2 debate interactions)
Julian Lewis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Anna Firth (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Kieran Mullan (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Roger Gale (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Karen Buck (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Michelle Donelan (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(2 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
(2 debate interactions)
Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero)
(2 debate interactions)
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Exports)
(2 debate interactions)
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Chief Whip
(2 debate interactions)
Margaret Greenwood (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
James Davies (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Mike Freer (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
Robert Halfon (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Nick Fletcher (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Mike Wood (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Graham (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Johnny Mercer (Conservative)
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Damian Green (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alun Cairns (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Gareth Johnson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Toby Perkins (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Nature and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Tom Randall (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Tami (Labour)
Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(1 debate interactions)
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(1 debate interactions)
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Philip Davies (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)
(1 debate interactions)
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Damian Collins (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alok Sharma (Conservative)
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Neil Coyle (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jason McCartney (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
(1 debate interactions)
James Daly (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Matt Western (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(1 debate interactions)
Andy McDonald (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Kirsten Oswald (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Women)
(1 debate interactions)
Liam Byrne (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Sam Tarry (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Burgon (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Laurence Robertson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Derek Twigg (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Alberto Costa (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
John Penrose (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Robert Courts (Conservative)
Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Heather Wheeler (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Virginia Crosbie (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Jones (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Industry and Decarbonisation)
(1 debate interactions)
James Gray (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Shadow Minister (International Development)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Fuller (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Robert Syms (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Dehenna Davison (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Dawn Butler (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Grahame Morris (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Karl Turner (Labour)
Shadow Solicitor General
(1 debate interactions)
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(1 debate interactions)
Robert Neill (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
(1 debate interactions)
James Wild (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Thomson (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)
(1 debate interactions)
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland)
(1 debate interactions)
Naz Shah (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Fiona Bruce (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)