Karin Smyth Sparring Partners during the 2019 Parliament
2017-2019 Parliament
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Edward Argar (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
(57 debate interactions)
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(19 debate interactions)
Boris Johnson (Conservative)
(18 debate interactions)
Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
(16 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Employment Rights and Protections)
(13 debate interactions)
Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party)
(12 debate interactions)
Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
(12 debate interactions)
Robin Walker (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Policing)
(11 debate interactions)
Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(9 debate interactions)
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
(9 debate interactions)
Thangam Debbonaire (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
(8 debate interactions)
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(8 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(8 debate interactions)
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Alex Burghart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
(8 debate interactions)
Matt Hancock (Independent)
(7 debate interactions)
John Glen (Conservative)
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
(7 debate interactions)
Jo Churchill (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(7 debate interactions)
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Education
(7 debate interactions)
Sajid Javid (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Jeffrey M Donaldson (Independent)
(6 debate interactions)
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(6 debate interactions)
Trudy Harrison (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Tom Hunt (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
(4 debate interactions)
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Chris Skidmore (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Miriam Cates (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
George Eustice (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(4 debate interactions)
Steve Baker (Conservative)
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
(4 debate interactions)
Alister Jack (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Scotland
(4 debate interactions)
Will Quince (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(3 debate interactions)
Nigel Evans (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Peter Dowd (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Rosie Winterton (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Guy Opperman (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(3 debate interactions)
James Davies (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Edward Timpson (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
John Hayes (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(3 debate interactions)
Suella Braverman (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
John Lamont (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
(3 debate interactions)
Imran Hussain (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Julian Smith (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Craig Mackinlay (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Christopher Pincher (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
(2 debate interactions)
John Redwood (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
William Wragg (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Nick Gibb (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Grant Shapps (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Defence
(2 debate interactions)
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)
(2 debate interactions)
Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Maggie Throup (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Matt Western (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(2 debate interactions)
Charles Walker (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Darren Jones (Labour)
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
(2 debate interactions)
Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Alok Sharma (Conservative)
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Robert Halfon (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Robert Courts (Conservative)
Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
(2 debate interactions)
David Davis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ben Bradley (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
(2 debate interactions)
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
David Lammy (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
(2 debate interactions)
Amanda Milling (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Paul Blomfield (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Laura Trott (Conservative)
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Michael Gove (Conservative)
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
(2 debate interactions)
Sarah Dines (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
James Murray (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Holly Lynch (Labour)
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Steve Brine (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jeremy Quin (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
(2 debate interactions)
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
President of the Board of Trade
(2 debate interactions)
David Johnston (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
(2 debate interactions)
Fay Jones (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Mel Stride (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Grant (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ashley Dalton (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Equalities Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
(2 debate interactions)
Sam Tarry (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Fiona Bruce (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Luke Evans (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Matt Rodda (Labour)
Shadow Minister (AI and Intellectual Property)
(1 debate interactions)
Alun Cairns (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Navendu Mishra (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Nadia Whittome (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Gary Sambrook (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Gerald Jones (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
(1 debate interactions)
Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Chief Whip
(1 debate interactions)
Mary Robinson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Gary Streeter (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David Simmonds (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lisa Cameron (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Khalid Mahmood (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Clive Efford (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
George Howarth (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Liam Fox (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Graham Stringer (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Peter Kyle (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(1 debate interactions)
Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Exchequer
(1 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
(1 debate interactions)
Nick Fletcher (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Margaret Ferrier (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Alan Mak (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Toby Perkins (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Nature and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Virginia Crosbie (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Katherine Fletcher (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Philip Hollobone (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Maria Miller (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Oliver Dowden (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(1 debate interactions)
Crispin Blunt (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Felicity Buchan (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Owen (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Mike Penning (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David Jones (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David T C Davies (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Wales
(1 debate interactions)
Jeff Smith (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Christopher Chope (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Selaine Saxby (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)