Michael Gove Sparring Partners during the 2017-2019 Parliament
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2019 Parliament
John Bercow (Speaker)
(95 debate interactions)
Alan Brown (Scottish National Party)
(15 debate interactions)
Ian C. Lucas (Labour)
(15 debate interactions)
Mary Creagh (Labour)
(14 debate interactions)
Angus Brendan MacNeil (Independent)
(13 debate interactions)
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero)
(12 debate interactions)
Neil Parish (Conservative)
(12 debate interactions)
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
(12 debate interactions)
Ben Bradshaw (Labour)
(11 debate interactions)
David Duguid (Conservative)
(11 debate interactions)
Vicky Ford (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Luke Graham (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Steve Double (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
John Redwood (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Human Rights)
(9 debate interactions)
Angela Smith (Liberal Democrat)
(9 debate interactions)
Joanna Cherry (Scottish National Party)
(9 debate interactions)
Robert Courts (Conservative)
Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
(8 debate interactions)
Lord Benyon (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(8 debate interactions)
Simon Hoare (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
(8 debate interactions)
Jeremy Lefroy (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Philip Hollobone (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Lords)
(8 debate interactions)
Martin Vickers (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Desmond Swayne (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)
(8 debate interactions)
Dominic Grieve (Independent)
(8 debate interactions)
Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(7 debate interactions)
Lord McLoughlin (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (House of Commons Business)
(7 debate interactions)
Peter Aldous (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Lady Hermon (Independent)
(7 debate interactions)
Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op))
(7 debate interactions)
Anna Soubry (The Independent Group for Change)
(7 debate interactions)
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(6 debate interactions)
Chris Davies (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Melanie Onn (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Andrew Bowie (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(6 debate interactions)
Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party)
(6 debate interactions)
Sarah Wollaston (Liberal Democrat)
(6 debate interactions)
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
(6 debate interactions)
Helen Goodman (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Clive Betts (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Rachel Maclean (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
Hilary Benn (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(6 debate interactions)
Chris Leslie (The Independent Group for Change)
(6 debate interactions)
Diana Johnson (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
(6 debate interactions)
David Drew (Labour (Co-op))
(6 debate interactions)
Ruth Cadbury (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Justice)
(6 debate interactions)
Martyn Day (Scottish National Party)
(6 debate interactions)
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
(6 debate interactions)
Henry Smith (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)
(5 debate interactions)
Oliver Letwin (Independent)
(5 debate interactions)
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Peter Grant (Scottish National Party)
(5 debate interactions)
Douglas Ross (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Kirstene Hair (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Stephen Gethins (Scottish National Party)
(5 debate interactions)
John Grogan (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Neil Gray (Scottish National Party)
(5 debate interactions)
Sheryll Murray (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Colin Clark (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Caroline Lucas (Green Party)
(5 debate interactions)
Philip Dunne (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Alex Chalk (Conservative)
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
(5 debate interactions)
Andrew Griffiths (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Steve Brine (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Holly Lynch (Labour)
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
(4 debate interactions)
Nick Smith (Labour)
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
(4 debate interactions)
Liz Twist (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(4 debate interactions)
Lord Mann (Non-affiliated)
(4 debate interactions)
Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op))
(4 debate interactions)
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Transport)
(4 debate interactions)
Richard Drax (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Mark Pawsey (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
(4 debate interactions)
Chi Onwurah (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Science, Research and Innovation)
(4 debate interactions)
Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
(4 debate interactions)
Bill Grant (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Defence)
(4 debate interactions)
Alan Mak (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
(4 debate interactions)
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
(4 debate interactions)
James Cartlidge (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(4 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition
(4 debate interactions)
Geraint Davies (Independent)
(4 debate interactions)
Ruth George (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(4 debate interactions)
John McNally (Scottish National Party)
(4 debate interactions)
Matt Western (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(4 debate interactions)
Clive Efford (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
(4 debate interactions)
Nigel Huddleston (Conservative)
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
(4 debate interactions)
Toby Perkins (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Nature and Rural Affairs)
(4 debate interactions)
Caroline Spelman (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Julian Lewis (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Roger Gale (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
David Hanson (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Theresa Villiers (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Pauline Latham (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Kate Green (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
John Hayes (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(3 debate interactions)
Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
(3 debate interactions)
Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit)
(3 debate interactions)
Derek Thomas (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Stephen Kerr (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Field of Birkenhead (Crossbench)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Hoey (Non-affiliated)
(3 debate interactions)
Chris Law (Scottish National Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Catherine West (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
(3 debate interactions)
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
John Howell (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Charlie Elphicke (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
Alex Burghart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
(3 debate interactions)
Jamie Stone (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(3 debate interactions)
Scott Mann (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(3 debate interactions)
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
(3 debate interactions)
Mike Wood (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(3 debate interactions)
Stephen Crabb (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Christian Matheson (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
Damian Green (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Catherine McKinnell (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
(3 debate interactions)
Martin Whitfield (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Paul Sweeney (Labour (Co-op))
(3 debate interactions)
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)
(3 debate interactions)
Owen Smith (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Alberto Costa (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Antoinette Sandbach (Liberal Democrat)
(3 debate interactions)
Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op))
(3 debate interactions)
Heidi Allen (Liberal Democrat)
(3 debate interactions)
Carol Monaghan (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)
(3 debate interactions)
Charles Walker (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Eleanor Laing (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Scottish National Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Emma Reynolds (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
George Eustice (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Ian Blackford (Scottish National Party)
(3 debate interactions)
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
President of the Board of Trade
(2 debate interactions)
Philip Davies (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Paula Sherriff (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Richard Graham (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Luke Hall (Conservative)
Minister of State (Education)
(2 debate interactions)
Jeff Smith (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Rehman Chishti (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
John Lamont (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scotland Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Nic Dakin (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Owen Paterson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Alan Campbell (Labour)
Shadow Chief Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Murrison (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
(2 debate interactions)
Jessica Morden (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Wales)
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Bone (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Nigel Evans (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Anna McMorrin (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Danielle Rowley (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Lewer (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Elmore (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Trudy Harrison (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Mark Prisk (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jonathan Edwards (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Nick Boles (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
(2 debate interactions)
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Richard Burden (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Policing)
(2 debate interactions)
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)
(2 debate interactions)
Craig Tracey (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Mary Robinson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jon Trickett (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development)
(2 debate interactions)
Nicholas Brown (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
David Lidington (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Liz Kendall (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(2 debate interactions)
Justine Greening (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Maria Miller (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Timms (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Ruth Jones (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Cat Smith (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lisa Nandy (Labour)
Shadow Minister (International Development)
(2 debate interactions)
Stewart Hosie (Scottish National Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Huw Merriman (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
(2 debate interactions)
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Sam Gyimah (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Peter Kyle (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(2 debate interactions)
Hugh Gaffney (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Simon Hart (Conservative)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Austin of Dudley (Non-affiliated)
(1 debate interactions)
Mims Davies (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 debate interactions)
Tony Lloyd (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
(1 debate interactions)
Graham P Jones (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lisa Cameron (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Matt Warman (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
John Whittingdale (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Percy (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Giles Watling (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Maggie Throup (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Transport)
(1 debate interactions)
Cheryl Gillan (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
(1 debate interactions)
Christopher Chope (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Anne Main (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Ross Thomson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy)
(1 debate interactions)
Kelvin Hopkins (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Iain Stewart (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Grahame Morris (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Helen Hayes (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(1 debate interactions)
Joan Ryan (The Independent Group for Change)
(1 debate interactions)
Graham Stringer (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Rupa Huq (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Coaker (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Lords)
(1 debate interactions)
Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (International Development)
(1 debate interactions)
Dan Jarvis (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Security)
(1 debate interactions)
Laura Pidcock (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Swire (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Jim Cunningham (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(1 debate interactions)
Colleen Fletcher (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
Second Church Estates Commissioner
(1 debate interactions)
Robert Halfon (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development)
(1 debate interactions)
Marcus Jones (Conservative)
Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Clive Lewis (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Skidmore (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Rushanara Ali (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Investment and Small Business)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Gerald Jones (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Mike Penning (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
John Stevenson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Luciana Berger (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Newton (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David Evennett (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Chief Whip
(1 debate interactions)
Adrian Bailey (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Sharon Hodgson (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Eleanor Smith (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Gareth Johnson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Walney (Crossbench)
(1 debate interactions)
Janet Daby (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Youth Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Paul Masterton (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Cunningham (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Albert Owen (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Alison McGovern (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
(1 debate interactions)
Jane Dodds (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Karin Smyth (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Health)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Ruane (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
(1 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Employment Rights and Protections)
(1 debate interactions)
Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Francois (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Rosie Winterton (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (International Trade)
(1 debate interactions)
Matthew Offord (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Alister Jack (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Scotland
(1 debate interactions)
Shailesh Vara (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David Linden (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Social Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Caroline Johnson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Tom Tugendhat (Conservative)
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
(1 debate interactions)
Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
George Freeman (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Patricia Gibson (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Environment, Farming, Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party)
SNP Deputy Westminster Leader
(1 debate interactions)
Robert Neill (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
George Howarth (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Laurence Robertson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Angela Eagle (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Barry Gardiner (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Vicky Foxcroft (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
(1 debate interactions)
Gareth Snell (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Ian Mearns (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Mitchell (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
(1 debate interactions)
Greg Hands (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Grayling (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Harper (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Transport
(1 debate interactions)
Alistair Burt (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Hammond (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Michael Fabricant (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Rosie Duffield (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Rosie Cooper (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Gillian Keegan (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Education
(1 debate interactions)
Damien Moore (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Julian Sturdy (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Derek Twigg (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Sandy Martin (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Hepburn (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Michael Fallon (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Crispin Blunt (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Steve Baker (Conservative)
Minister of State (Northern Ireland Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Amber Rudd (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)