John Whittingdale Sparring Partners during the 2024 Parliament
2019-2024 Parliament
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Chris Bryant (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
(17 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
(10 debate interactions)
David Lammy (Labour)
Foreign Secretary
(8 debate interactions)
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(7 debate interactions)
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(6 debate interactions)
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(5 debate interactions)
Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op))
(5 debate interactions)
Peter Kyle (Labour)
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(5 debate interactions)
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op))
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(5 debate interactions)
Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op))
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
(4 debate interactions)
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
(4 debate interactions)
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
(4 debate interactions)
Diana Johnson (Labour)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(3 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(3 debate interactions)
Catherine McKinnell (Labour)
Minister of State (Education)
(3 debate interactions)
Ed Miliband (Labour)
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
(3 debate interactions)
Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour (Co-op))
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(3 debate interactions)
Ben Coleman (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(2 debate interactions)
Sarah Jones (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(2 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(2 debate interactions)
Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Maria Eagle (Labour)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(2 debate interactions)
John Healey (Labour)
Secretary of State for Defence
(2 debate interactions)
Dan Jarvis (Labour)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Douglas Alexander (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
(2 debate interactions)
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Home Secretary
(2 debate interactions)
Sarah Sackman (Labour)
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
(2 debate interactions)
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Prinsley (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Judith Cummins (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Sharon Hodgson (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
David Mundell (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
David Davis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Julian Lewis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Heidi Alexander (Labour)
Secretary of State for Transport
(2 debate interactions)
Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Catherine West (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Jen Craft (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Janet Daby (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
(1 debate interactions)
Kim Johnson (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Graeme Downie (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Russell (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Morgan (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
(1 debate interactions)
Bridget Phillipson (Labour)
Minister for Women and Equalities
(1 debate interactions)
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
(1 debate interactions)
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Louise Haigh (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Michael Shanks (Labour)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Gwynne (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
John McDonnell (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Iqbal Mohamed (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Jonathan Davies (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Shadow Home Secretary
(1 debate interactions)
Dawn Butler (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Douglas McAllister (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Sam Carling (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Joe Robertson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 debate interactions)
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Rebecca Paul (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Francois (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Defence)
(1 debate interactions)
Julia Lopez (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Baker (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)