John Whittingdale Sparring Partners during the 2024 Parliament

Keir Starmer (Labour)
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
(6 debate interactions)
Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(5 debate interactions)
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(4 debate interactions)
Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op))
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
(4 debate interactions)
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op))
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(3 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(2 debate interactions)
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(2 debate interactions)
Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
David Mundell (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
David Lammy (Labour)
Foreign Secretary
(2 debate interactions)
Julian Lewis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Catherine West (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Heidi Alexander (Labour)
Secretary of State for Transport
(2 debate interactions)
David Davis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
(2 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Catherine McKinnell (Labour)
Minister of State (Education)
(2 debate interactions)
Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Gwynne (Labour (Co-op))
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Baker (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Julia Lopez (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Michael Shanks (Labour)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Ed Miliband (Labour)
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
(1 debate interactions)
Rebecca Paul (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Louise Haigh (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Russell (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Douglas McAllister (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Dawn Butler (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Shadow Home Secretary
(1 debate interactions)
Graeme Downie (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Kim Johnson (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)