John Whittingdale Sparring Partners during the 2024 Parliament
2019-2024 Parliament
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Keir Starmer (Labour)
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
(18 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(17 debate interactions)
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(13 debate interactions)
David Lammy (Labour)
Deputy Prime Minister
(10 debate interactions)
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(9 debate interactions)
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Foreign Secretary
(8 debate interactions)
Julian Lewis (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(6 debate interactions)
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
John Healey (Labour)
Secretary of State for Defence
(6 debate interactions)
Peter Kyle (Labour)
President of the Board of Trade
(5 debate interactions)
Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op))
(5 debate interactions)
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op))
(5 debate interactions)
Calvin Bailey (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Dan Tomlinson (Labour)
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
(5 debate interactions)
Dan Jarvis (Labour)
Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
(4 debate interactions)
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
(4 debate interactions)
Sarah Sackman (Labour)
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
(4 debate interactions)
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
(4 debate interactions)
David Mundell (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Darren Jones (Labour)
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
(4 debate interactions)
Angela Rayner (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(3 debate interactions)
Catherine McKinnell (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Sarah Jones (Labour)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(3 debate interactions)
Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(3 debate interactions)
Diana Johnson (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(3 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
(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 (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(3 debate interactions)
Alison McGovern (Labour)
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(3 debate interactions)
Emma Reynolds (Labour)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(3 debate interactions)
Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Jeremy Wright (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Sharon Hodgson (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
(2 debate interactions)
Judith Cummins (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Prinsley (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Josh Simons (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
(2 debate interactions)
Douglas Alexander (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Scotland
(2 debate interactions)
Hamish Falconer (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Jerome Mayhew (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Ashley Dalton (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Maria Eagle (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Heidi Alexander (Labour)
Secretary of State for Transport
(2 debate interactions)
David Davis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
Richard Baker (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Siobhain McDonagh (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Catherine West (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ben Coleman (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lincoln Jopp (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Rebecca Paul (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Ballinger (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Ian Murray (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
(1 debate interactions)
Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op))
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Gwynne (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Valerie Vaz (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
James Wild (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Alicia Kearns (Conservative)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Ann Davies (Plaid Cymru)
(1 debate interactions)
John Lamont (Conservative)
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
(1 debate interactions)
Carolyn Harris (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Philp (Conservative)
Shadow Home Secretary
(1 debate interactions)
Paula Barker (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Luke Evans (Conservative)
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
Dawn Butler (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Karen Bradley (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Michael Shanks (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Joe Robertson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Russell (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(1 debate interactions)
Louise Haigh (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Francois (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Defence)
(1 debate interactions)
Jonathan Davies (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Iqbal Mohamed (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
John McDonnell (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jen Craft (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Graeme Downie (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Foord (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Douglas McAllister (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Morgan (Labour)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(1 debate interactions)
Bridget Phillipson (Labour)
Minister for Women and Equalities
(1 debate interactions)
Feryal Clark (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Fabian Hamilton (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Julia Lopez (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(1 debate interactions)
Janet Daby (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Kim Johnson (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Sam Carling (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Shabana Mahmood (Labour)
Home Secretary
(1 debate interactions)