David Simmonds Sparring Partners during the 2019 Parliament
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Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
(13 debate interactions)
Priti Patel (Conservative)
(12 debate interactions)
Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(11 debate interactions)
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Exchequer
(9 debate interactions)
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op))
(8 debate interactions)
Boris Johnson (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
James Heappey (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(7 debate interactions)
Grant Shapps (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Defence
(7 debate interactions)
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
(7 debate interactions)
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
(6 debate interactions)
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
John Glen (Conservative)
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
(6 debate interactions)
Alok Sharma (Conservative)
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
(6 debate interactions)
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Education
(6 debate interactions)
John McDonnell (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Luke Hall (Conservative)
Minister of State (Education)
(5 debate interactions)
Matt Western (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(5 debate interactions)
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Neil Coyle (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(5 debate interactions)
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
(5 debate interactions)
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(5 debate interactions)
Rosie Winterton (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Ben Everitt (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(4 debate interactions)
Andy McDonald (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
George Eustice (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Nigel Evans (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Simon Hart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
(4 debate interactions)
Michelle Donelan (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(4 debate interactions)
Sajid Javid (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(4 debate interactions)
Richard Fuller (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Mark Harper (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Transport
(4 debate interactions)
Anna Firth (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(4 debate interactions)
Paul Maynard (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
(4 debate interactions)
Eleanor Laing (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Matt Hancock (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
Michael Gove (Conservative)
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
(3 debate interactions)
Robert Buckland (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Will Quince (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(3 debate interactions)
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Greg Hands (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(3 debate interactions)
Robert Neill (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
(3 debate interactions)
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Sarah Jones (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Industry and Decarbonisation)
(3 debate interactions)
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Transport)
(3 debate interactions)
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
President of the Board of Trade
(3 debate interactions)
Oliver Dowden (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(3 debate interactions)
Robin Walker (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
(3 debate interactions)
Roger Gale (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(3 debate interactions)
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
(3 debate interactions)
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(3 debate interactions)
Helen Hayes (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(3 debate interactions)
Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op))
(3 debate interactions)
Greg Smith (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Ben Bradley (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Bob Seely (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Emma Hardy (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Flooding, Oceans and Coastal Communities)
(2 debate interactions)
James Davies (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Christopher Pincher (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(2 debate interactions)
Jonathan Gullis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Katherine Fletcher (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Paul Scully (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(2 debate interactions)
Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Rupa Huq (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
(2 debate interactions)
Tulip Siddiq (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
Clive Betts (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland)
(2 debate interactions)
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(2 debate interactions)
Edward Argar (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Bob Blackman (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
Minister of State (Education)
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Dowd (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Bambos Charalambous (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Simon Clarke (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Robert Courts (Conservative)
Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Damian Green (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration)
(2 debate interactions)
Beth Winter (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(2 debate interactions)
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Claire Coutinho (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
(2 debate interactions)
Dehenna Davison (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
(2 debate interactions)
James Cleverly (Conservative)
Home Secretary
(2 debate interactions)
Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
David Johnston (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
(2 debate interactions)
Robin Millar (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Mike Amesbury (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 debate interactions)
Catherine West (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Kate Osborne (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jeremy Quin (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
John Hayes (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Derek Thomas (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
James Daly (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Shaun Bailey (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Holly Mumby-Croft (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Chalk (Conservative)
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
(1 debate interactions)
Dan Poulter (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Hannah Bardell (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs Team Member)
(1 debate interactions)
Andy Slaughter (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Elliot Colburn (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David T C Davies (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Wales
(1 debate interactions)
Matt Warman (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Thomson (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)
(1 debate interactions)
Jamie Wallis (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Geraint Davies (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Lee Rowley (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Fletcher (Conservative)
Assistant Whip
(1 debate interactions)
Sheryll Murray (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Philip Davies (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David Evennett (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Kevan Jones (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Jane Stevenson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Karin Smyth (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Health)
(1 debate interactions)
Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development)
(1 debate interactions)
Kim Johnson (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
(1 debate interactions)
Caroline Ansell (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Burghart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Olivia Blake (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Marco Longhi (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
(1 debate interactions)
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(1 debate interactions)
John Penrose (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lisa Cameron (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Dean Russell (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Maggie Throup (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Burgon (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 debate interactions)
Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
Afzal Khan (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
(1 debate interactions)
Robbie Moore (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Danny Kruger (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alexander Stafford (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education)
(1 debate interactions)
Huw Merriman (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Damien Moore (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Diana Johnson (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jerome Mayhew (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Robert Halfon (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)