Hilary Benn Sparring Partners during the 2019-2024 Parliament
2017-2019 Parliament
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2024 Parliament
Michael Gove (Conservative)
(50 debate interactions)
Boris Johnson (Conservative)
(30 debate interactions)
Matt Hancock (Conservative)
(28 debate interactions)
James Cleverly (Conservative)
(24 debate interactions)
Robert Jenrick (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
(20 debate interactions)
Elizabeth Truss (Conservative)
(18 debate interactions)
Ben Wallace (Conservative)
(16 debate interactions)
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
(13 debate interactions)
Rishi Sunak (Conservative)
(12 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(11 debate interactions)
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(11 debate interactions)
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
(11 debate interactions)
Robin Walker (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Sajid Javid (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Priti Patel (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
(9 debate interactions)
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Tom Tugendhat (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Brandon Lewis (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Grant Shapps (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(6 debate interactions)
Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party)
(6 debate interactions)
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Shadow Home Secretary
(6 debate interactions)
Baroness Laing of Elderslie (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Christopher Pincher (Independent)
(5 debate interactions)
Greg Hands (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Stephen Farry (Alliance)
(5 debate interactions)
Peter Kyle (Labour)
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(5 debate interactions)
David Rutley (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Lee Rowley (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
William Cash (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
(4 debate interactions)
Victoria Prentis (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Amanda Milling (Conservative)
(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)
(4 debate interactions)
Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Bob Blackman (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Amanda Solloway (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
John Redwood (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Thangam Debbonaire (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Timms (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(2 debate interactions)
Matt Western (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
John Healey (Labour)
Secretary of State for Defence
(2 debate interactions)
Sarah Jones (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(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)
(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)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Christian Wakeford (Labour)
Assistant Whip
(2 debate interactions)
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Emma Hardy (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Bambos Charalambous (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Louise Haigh (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Minister of State (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)
Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(2 debate interactions)
Caroline Dinenage (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Matt Rodda (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(2 debate interactions)
John Glen (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Conor McGinn (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Grayling (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Alec Shelbrooke (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Keeley (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Dean Russell (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Julia Lopez (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
James Heappey (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Simon Hoare (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Will Quince (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Huw Merriman (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Leo Docherty (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Griffith (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
(2 debate interactions)
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
Leader of HM Official Opposition
(2 debate interactions)
Darren Jones (Labour)
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Nick Fletcher (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Oliver Dowden (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Johnny Mercer (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Julian Smith (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jeffrey M Donaldson (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Esther McVey (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Geraint Davies (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
David Lammy (Labour)
Foreign Secretary
(1 debate interactions)
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(1 debate interactions)
Rushanara Ali (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 debate interactions)
Julian Sturdy (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Robbie Moore (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Karen Bradley (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Sharma (Conservative)
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Jacob Young (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Diana Johnson (Labour)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Paul Girvan (Democratic Unionist Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Clive Betts (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Michael Fabricant (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Harper (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Gary Streeter (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Helen Hayes (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Peter Bottomley (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
(1 debate interactions)
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Simon Clarke (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)
(1 debate interactions)
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Liz Twist (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Alister Jack (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Caroline Lucas (Green Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Robin Millar (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)