Hilary Benn Sparring Partners during the 2019 Parliament

Michael Gove (Conservative)
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
(50 debate interactions)
Boris Johnson (Conservative)
(30 debate interactions)
Matt Hancock (Independent)
(28 debate interactions)
James Cleverly (Conservative)
Home Secretary
(24 debate interactions)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative)
(20 debate interactions)
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
(18 debate interactions)
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
(16 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)
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
(11 debate interactions)
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(11 debate interactions)
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
(11 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(10 debate interactions)
Robin Walker (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(10 debate interactions)
Sajid Javid (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Priti Patel (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(8 debate interactions)
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(8 debate interactions)
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(7 debate interactions)
Tom Tugendhat (Conservative)
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
(7 debate interactions)
Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Grant Shapps (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Defence
(6 debate interactions)
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(6 debate interactions)
Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit)
(6 debate interactions)
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(6 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(6 debate interactions)
Eleanor Laing (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Christopher Pincher (Independent)
(5 debate interactions)
Greg Hands (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(5 debate interactions)
Rosie Winterton (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
(5 debate interactions)
Stephen Farry (Alliance)
(5 debate interactions)
Peter Kyle (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(5 debate interactions)
David Rutley (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(5 debate interactions)
Lee Rowley (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Housing)
(5 debate interactions)
William Cash (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(4 debate interactions)
Victoria Prentis (Conservative)
Attorney General
(4 debate interactions)
Amanda Milling (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(4 debate interactions)
Kwasi Kwarteng (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Suella Braverman (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Dehenna Davison (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Steve Baker (Conservative)
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
(4 debate interactions)
Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(3 debate interactions)
Bob Blackman (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
(3 debate interactions)
Amanda Solloway (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(3 debate interactions)
John Redwood (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Thangam Debbonaire (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Timms (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Matt Western (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
(2 debate interactions)
John Healey (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
(2 debate interactions)
Sarah Jones (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Industry and Decarbonisation)
(2 debate interactions)
Matthew Offord (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Philip Dunne (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Liam Fox (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Royston Smith (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(2 debate interactions)
Nigel Evans (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen McPartland (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Philip Hollobone (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Taiwo Owatemi (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Christian Wakeford (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
(2 debate interactions)
Emma Hardy (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Flooding, Oceans and Coastal Communities)
(2 debate interactions)
Bambos Charalambous (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Louise Haigh (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
(2 debate interactions)
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
Mike Penning (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
George Eustice (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Conor Burns (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Stuart Andrew (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
(2 debate interactions)
Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Matt Rodda (Labour)
Shadow Minister (AI and Intellectual Property)
(2 debate interactions)
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Shadow Minister (International Development)
(2 debate interactions)
John Glen (Conservative)
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
(2 debate interactions)
Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
Conor McGinn (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Grayling (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
(2 debate interactions)
Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Education
(2 debate interactions)
Barbara Keeley (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
(2 debate interactions)
Dean Russell (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Julia Lopez (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
(2 debate interactions)
James Heappey (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Simon Hoare (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
(2 debate interactions)
Will Quince (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Huw Merriman (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
(2 debate interactions)
Leo Docherty (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Griffith (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
(2 debate interactions)
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
President of the Board of Trade
(2 debate interactions)
Darren Jones (Labour)
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Nick Fletcher (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Oliver Dowden (Conservative)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(2 debate interactions)
Johnny Mercer (Conservative)
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Julian Smith (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jeffrey M Donaldson (Democratic Unionist Party)
DUP Chief Whip
(2 debate interactions)
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Esther McVey (Conservative)
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Geraint Davies (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
David Lammy (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
(1 debate interactions)
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Exports)
(1 debate interactions)
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(1 debate interactions)
Rushanara Ali (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business)
(1 debate interactions)
Julian Sturdy (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Robbie Moore (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Karen Bradley (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alok Sharma (Conservative)
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Jacob Young (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
(1 debate interactions)
Diana Johnson (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Clive Betts (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Michael Fabricant (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Harper (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Transport
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)
(1 debate interactions)
Gary Streeter (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Helen Hayes (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(1 debate interactions)
Peter Bottomley (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development)
(1 debate interactions)
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Simon Clarke (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Liz Twist (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 debate interactions)
Alister Jack (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Scotland
(1 debate interactions)
Caroline Lucas (Green Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
(1 debate interactions)
Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Robin Millar (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)