Desmond Swayne Sparring Partners during the 2024 Parliament
2019-2024 Parliament
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Hamish Falconer (Labour)
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(21 debate interactions)
Hilary Benn (Labour)
(17 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
(14 debate interactions)
Rachel Reeves (Labour)
(12 debate interactions)
David Lammy (Labour)
(11 debate interactions)
Liz Kendall (Labour)
(10 debate interactions)
Mel Stride (Conservative)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
(10 debate interactions)
Pat McFadden (Labour)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(10 debate interactions)
John Healey (Labour)
Chancellor of the Exchequer
(9 debate interactions)
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(9 debate interactions)
Shabana Mahmood (Labour)
Home Secretary
(9 debate interactions)
Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(9 debate interactions)
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(8 debate interactions)
Emma Reynolds (Labour)
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
(8 debate interactions)
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
(8 debate interactions)
Dan Jarvis (Labour)
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
(7 debate interactions)
Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op))
(7 debate interactions)
Ellie Reeves (Labour)
Attorney General
(6 debate interactions)
James Murray (Labour (Co-op))
Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
(6 debate interactions)
Alex Burghart (Conservative)
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(6 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Peter Kyle (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Darren Jones (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Heidi Alexander (Labour)
Secretary of State for Transport
(5 debate interactions)
Alison McGovern (Labour)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(5 debate interactions)
Sarah Jones (Labour)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(5 debate interactions)
Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(5 debate interactions)
Nicholas Dakin (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
(5 debate interactions)
Andrew Griffith (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
(5 debate interactions)
Sarah Sackman (Labour)
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
(5 debate interactions)
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
(4 debate interactions)
Angela Eagle (Labour)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(4 debate interactions)
Michael Shanks (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(4 debate interactions)
Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
Secretary of State for Wales
(4 debate interactions)
Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
(4 debate interactions)
Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op))
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
(4 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(4 debate interactions)
Georgia Gould (Labour)
Minister of State (Education)
(4 debate interactions)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(4 debate interactions)
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op))
(4 debate interactions)
Bridget Phillipson (Labour)
Minister for Women and Equalities
(4 debate interactions)
David Simmonds (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(4 debate interactions)
Alan Campbell (Labour)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(4 debate interactions)
Josh MacAlister (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
(4 debate interactions)
Catherine West (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lucy Rigby (Labour)
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
(3 debate interactions)
Noah Law (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Stephen Timms (Labour)
Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)
(3 debate interactions)
Rachel Taylor (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(3 debate interactions)
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Joani Reid (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Esther McVey (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(3 debate interactions)
Shaun Davies (Labour)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Liam Byrne (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
David Pinto-Duschinsky (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Secretary of State for Defence
(2 debate interactions)
Richard Fuller (Conservative)
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op))
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
Ashley Fox (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Neil Hudson (Conservative)
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Paul Holmes (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Priti Patel (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
(2 debate interactions)
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Douglas Alexander (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Scotland
(2 debate interactions)
Alberto Costa (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Torsten Bell (Labour)
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
Mary Creagh (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Jen Craft (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
(2 debate interactions)
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Education
(2 debate interactions)
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Kim Leadbeater (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Ian Murray (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(2 debate interactions)
Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK)
(2 debate interactions)
John Lamont (Conservative)
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
(2 debate interactions)
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Antonia Bance (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Bedford (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Kate Dearden (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
(2 debate interactions)
Robert Jenrick (Reform UK)
(2 debate interactions)
Lewis Cocking (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ed Miliband (Labour)
Foreign Secretary
(2 debate interactions)
Alison Griffiths (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op))
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(2 debate interactions)
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
Ben Coleman (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Katie White (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(2 debate interactions)
Keir Mather (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(2 debate interactions)
Rupa Huq (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
(1 debate interactions)
Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
(1 debate interactions)
Al Carns (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Tom Hayes (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Luke Evans (Conservative)
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
Julia Buckley (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Vince (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Russell (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Claire Hughes (Labour)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(1 debate interactions)
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Gagan Mohindra (Conservative)
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Janet Daby (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Matt Vickers (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Crime, Policing and Fire)
(1 debate interactions)
Gregor Poynton (Labour)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(1 debate interactions)
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Euan Stainbank (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jas Athwal (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Dan Norris (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Julie Minns (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Matt Turmaine (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Kirsty McNeill (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Judith Cummins (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Pochin (Reform UK)
(1 debate interactions)
Lizzi Collinge (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Danny Kruger (Reform UK)
(1 debate interactions)
Liz Twist (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Rebecca Paul (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Cat Smith (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Tice (Reform UK)
(1 debate interactions)
Mike Reader (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Emma Hardy (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Tom Tugendhat (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris McDonald (Labour)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
Claire Young (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Steff Aquarone (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Ann Davies (Plaid Cymru)
(1 debate interactions)
Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice)
(1 debate interactions)
Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Rosie Duffield (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Scott Arthur (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Neil Shastri-Hurst (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Sharon Hodgson (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Ayoub Khan (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Matthew Patrick (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jo Platt (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)