Peter Bedford Sparring Partners during the 2024 Parliament
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Torsten Bell (Labour)
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
(10 debate interactions)
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party)
SNP Chief Whip
(9 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
(8 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
(8 debate interactions)
Pat McFadden (Labour)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(8 debate interactions)
Nicholas Dakin (Labour)
(7 debate interactions)
Rachel Reeves (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
(5 debate interactions)
Alex McIntyre (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Greg Smith (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Transport)
(5 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(5 debate interactions)
Shabana Mahmood (Labour)
Home Secretary
(4 debate interactions)
Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party)
(4 debate interactions)
Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op))
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(4 debate interactions)
Alison McGovern (Labour)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(4 debate interactions)
Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
Secretary of State for Wales
(4 debate interactions)
Judith Cummins (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
(4 debate interactions)
Jake Richards (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
(4 debate interactions)
Jerome Mayhew (Conservative)
Shadow Solicitor General
(3 debate interactions)
Gregory Stafford (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(3 debate interactions)
Bridget Phillipson (Labour)
Minister for Women and Equalities
(3 debate interactions)
Ashley Fox (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(3 debate interactions)
Lewis Cocking (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(3 debate interactions)
Andrew Western (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(3 debate interactions)
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
(3 debate interactions)
Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(3 debate interactions)
David Pinto-Duschinsky (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Mark Garnier (Conservative)
Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury)
(3 debate interactions)
Rebecca Smith (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(3 debate interactions)
Ed Miliband (Labour)
Foreign Secretary
(3 debate interactions)
Antonia Bance (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
David Lammy (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Christopher Chope (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
(2 debate interactions)
Mike Wood (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Wes Streeting (Labour)
Secretary of State for Defence
(2 debate interactions)
Blake Stephenson (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party)
(2 debate interactions)
Jess Phillips (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Diana Johnson (Labour)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(2 debate interactions)
John Milne (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Jack Rankin (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Emma Reynolds (Labour)
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Georgia Gould (Labour)
Minister of State (Education)
(2 debate interactions)
Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative)
Shadow Minister without Portfolio
(2 debate interactions)
Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(2 debate interactions)
Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Darren Jones (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Phil Brickell (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Liz Kendall (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Rachel Blake (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
Damien Egan (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(2 debate interactions)
Ashley Dalton (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Nusrat Ghani (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
James Murray (Labour (Co-op))
Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
(2 debate interactions)
Douglas Alexander (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Scotland
(2 debate interactions)
Will Forster (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Deputy Chief Whip
(2 debate interactions)
Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Helen Whately (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(2 debate interactions)
Olivia Bailey (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Satvir Kaur (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Mark Ferguson (Labour)
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Jones (Labour)
Minister of State (Home Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Chief Whip
(1 debate interactions)
John Cooper (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Holden (Conservative)
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
(1 debate interactions)
Tom Hayes (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Law (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Business)
(1 debate interactions)
Alison Hume (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Neil O'Brien (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
(1 debate interactions)
Catherine McKinnell (Labour)
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Emma Hardy (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op))
Secretary of State for Education
(1 debate interactions)
John Slinger (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Ben Spencer (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)
(1 debate interactions)
Rachel Taylor (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Robbie Moore (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Martin Vickers (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
John McDonnell (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Roger Gale (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Al Carns (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
John Grady (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Tony Vaughan (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Snowden (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
(1 debate interactions)
Desmond Swayne (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Luke Charters (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Norris (Labour (Co-op))
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
(1 debate interactions)
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Bool (Conservative)
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Paul Holmes (Conservative)
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
(1 debate interactions)
Mike Reader (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Martin McCluskey (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(1 debate interactions)
Tom Gordon (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK)
(1 debate interactions)
Esther McVey (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Amanda Hack (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Sam Rushworth (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Ayoub Khan (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Claire Young (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Josh MacAlister (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
(1 debate interactions)
Daniel Francis (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Kate Dearden (Labour (Co-op))
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
(1 debate interactions)
John Glen (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(1 debate interactions)
Sean Woodcock (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Timms (Labour)
Minister of State (Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government) (Equalities)
(1 debate interactions)
Louise Haigh (Labour)
First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office
(1 debate interactions)