David Linden Sparring Partners during the 2019-2024 Parliament
2017-2019 Parliament
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Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(28 debate interactions)
Guy Opperman (Conservative)
(28 debate interactions)
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative)
(27 debate interactions)
Boris Johnson (Conservative)
(27 debate interactions)
Baroness Laing of Elderslie (Conservative)
(23 debate interactions)
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
(23 debate interactions)
Baroness Coffey (Conservative)
(22 debate interactions)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
(21 debate interactions)
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party)
(21 debate interactions)
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party)
(19 debate interactions)
Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party)
(19 debate interactions)
Douglas Ross (Conservative)
(19 debate interactions)
John Lamont (Conservative)
(19 debate interactions)
Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party)
(18 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
(18 debate interactions)
Ian Murray (Labour)
Secretary of State for Scotland
(18 debate interactions)
Mims Davies (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Women)
(18 debate interactions)
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
(17 debate interactions)
Nigel Evans (Conservative)
(17 debate interactions)
David Rutley (Conservative)
(17 debate interactions)
Paul Scully (Conservative)
(16 debate interactions)
Alan Brown (Scottish National Party)
(15 debate interactions)
Mel Stride (Conservative)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
(15 debate interactions)
Andrew Griffith (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
(15 debate interactions)
Matt Hancock (Conservative)
(14 debate interactions)
Cat Smith (Labour)
(14 debate interactions)
Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
(13 debate interactions)
Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party)
(13 debate interactions)
Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative)
(13 debate interactions)
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(13 debate interactions)
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party)
(11 debate interactions)
Nigel Adams (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour)
(11 debate interactions)
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Michael Gove (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party)
(10 debate interactions)
John Glen (Conservative)
(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)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(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)
(8 debate interactions)
Victoria Prentis (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Priti Patel (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
(7 debate interactions)
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
James Cleverly (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Shadow Home Secretary
(7 debate interactions)
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(7 debate interactions)
Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)
(7 debate interactions)
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Robin Walker (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party)
(6 debate interactions)
Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru)
(6 debate interactions)
Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Robert Buckland (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Anthony Mangnall (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Alex Chalk (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
(6 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(6 debate interactions)
Laura Trott (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
(6 debate interactions)
Natalie Elphicke (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Simon Hart (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
David T C Davies (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Esther McVey (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Oliver Dowden (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Simon Clarke (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Spellar (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Will Quince (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
John McDonnell (Independent)
(5 debate interactions)
Jane Hunt (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(5 debate interactions)
James Duddridge (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Danny Kruger (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
(4 debate interactions)
Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party)
(4 debate interactions)
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
(4 debate interactions)
John Redwood (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(4 debate interactions)
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Energy Security and Net Zero)
(4 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
(4 debate interactions)
Greg Hands (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Anne McLaughlin (Scottish National Party)
(4 debate interactions)
James Cartlidge (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
(4 debate interactions)
Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party)
(4 debate interactions)
Sajid Javid (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Stephen Timms (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(4 debate interactions)
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent)
(4 debate interactions)
Rupa Huq (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
(4 debate interactions)
Alan Whitehead (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)
SNP Chief Whip
(4 debate interactions)
Jonathan Gullis (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Martin Docherty-Hughes (Scottish National Party)
(4 debate interactions)
Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Peter Bone (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
Barry Gardiner (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Jack of Courance (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Matt Rodda (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Luke Hall (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Grant Shapps (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lee Rowley (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Duncan Baker (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Felicity Buchan (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Paul Howell (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Gareth Bacon (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
(3 debate interactions)
James Murray (Labour (Co-op))
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
(3 debate interactions)
Luke Evans (Conservative)
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care)
(3 debate interactions)
Amy Callaghan (Scottish National Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Nigel Mills (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Debbonaire (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Paul Maynard (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Owen Paterson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Philip Dunne (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Martyn Day (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Paul Blomfield (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Carolyn Harris (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Shaun Bailey (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Alex Cunningham (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Desmond Swayne (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Edward Argar (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(2 debate interactions)
Suella Braverman (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Stewart Hosie (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Grayling (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Neil Parish (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Laura Farris (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Aaron Bell (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Clive Efford (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
Leader of HM Official Opposition
(2 debate interactions)
Paul Holmes (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Jeremy Quin (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Selaine Saxby (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Philip Hollobone (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Neil Gray (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
James Heappey (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Claire Coutinho (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Equalities)
(2 debate interactions)
Iain Stewart (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Tulip Siddiq (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Grant (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Rachel Reeves (Labour)
Chancellor of the Exchequer
(2 debate interactions)
Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Bob Blackman (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Vicky Foxcroft (Labour)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Jack Brereton (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Julie Marson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Nia Griffith (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Hannah Bardell (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Angela Crawley (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party)
(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)
(2 debate interactions)
Alex Burghart (Conservative)
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(2 debate interactions)
Liam Fox (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Crabb (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour)
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Anum Qaisar (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Julian Lewis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Anna Firth (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Kieran Mullan (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
Roger Gale (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Karen Buck (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Michelle Donelan (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Dave Doogan (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour)
(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)
(2 debate interactions)
Robert Halfon (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Nick Fletcher (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Mike Wood (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Graham (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Johnny Mercer (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Damian Green (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alun Cairns (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Gareth Johnson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Toby Perkins (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Tom Randall (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Tami (Labour)
Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(1 debate interactions)
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(1 debate interactions)
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Philip Davies (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Damian Collins (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Sharma (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Neil Coyle (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jason McCartney (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op))
President of the Board of Trade
(1 debate interactions)
James Daly (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Matt Western (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Andy McDonald (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Kirsten Oswald (Scottish National Party)
(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)
(1 debate interactions)
Heather Wheeler (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Virginia Crosbie (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Jones (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
James Gray (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Fuller (Conservative)
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
(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)
(1 debate interactions)
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
(1 debate interactions)
Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Robert Neill (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party)
(1 debate interactions)
James Wild (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Thomson (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Naz Shah (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Law (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Fiona Bruce (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Caroline Lucas (Green Party)
(1 debate interactions)