Shailesh Vara Sparring Partners during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Emily Thornberry (Labour)
Shadow Attorney General
(25 debate interactions)
Neil Coyle (Labour)
(21 debate interactions)
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)
(16 debate interactions)
Owen Smith (Labour)
(13 debate interactions)
Barbara Keeley (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
(12 debate interactions)
John Bercow (Speaker)
(11 debate interactions)
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
(10 debate interactions)
Karl Turner (Labour)
Shadow Solicitor General
(10 debate interactions)
Theresa May (Conservative)
(9 debate interactions)
Jo Stevens (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
(9 debate interactions)
Stephen Timms (Labour)
(8 debate interactions)
Angela Rayner (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
(8 debate interactions)
Peter Bottomley (Conservative)
(8 debate interactions)
Richard Graham (Conservative)
(7 debate interactions)
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
(7 debate interactions)
Andrew Gwynne (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Social Care)
(6 debate interactions)
Carolyn Harris (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Justice)
(6 debate interactions)
David Hanson (Labour)
(6 debate interactions)
Naz Shah (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)
Keir Starmer (Labour)
Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition
(5 debate interactions)
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat)
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
(5 debate interactions)
Rachel Reeves (Labour)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
(5 debate interactions)
David Mowat (Conservative)
(5 debate interactions)
Kate Green (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Michael Tomlinson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
(4 debate interactions)
James Berry (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)
Shadow PC Spokesperson (Transport)
(4 debate interactions)
Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)
(4 debate interactions)
Andy Slaughter (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Hannah Bardell (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs Team Member)
(4 debate interactions)
Christina Rees (Labour (Co-op))
(4 debate interactions)
Tulip Siddiq (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
(4 debate interactions)
Justin Madders (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Employment Rights and Protections)
(4 debate interactions)
Andrew Bingham (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Natascha Engel (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Heidi Allen (Liberal Democrat)
(4 debate interactions)
Steve McCabe (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Defence)
(4 debate interactions)
Margaret Ferrier (Independent)
(4 debate interactions)
Richard Burgon (Labour)
(4 debate interactions)
Michael Ellis (Conservative)
(4 debate interactions)
Yvonne Fovargue (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Evans of Rainow (Conservative)
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(3 debate interactions)
Kate Hollern (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
James Cartlidge (Conservative)
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
(3 debate interactions)
Peter Dowd (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Ian Lavery (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Susan Elan Jones (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Lord Mann (Non-affiliated)
(3 debate interactions)
Henry Smith (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Kelvin Hopkins (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
Diana Johnson (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Neil Carmichael (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Mary Glindon (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(3 debate interactions)
Mike Kane (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Transport)
(3 debate interactions)
Dennis Skinner (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Christian Matheson (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
Robert Neill (Conservative)
(3 debate interactions)
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(3 debate interactions)
Helen Hayes (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education)
(3 debate interactions)
Helen Jones (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Catherine McKinnell (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools)
(3 debate interactions)
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour)
Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
(3 debate interactions)
Jim Cunningham (Labour)
(3 debate interactions)
Jeremy Corbyn (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
Guto Bebb (Independent)
(3 debate interactions)
Nigel Mills (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Fiona Mactaggart (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Stephen Metcalfe (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Lords)
(2 debate interactions)
Gareth Johnson (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Matt Warman (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Paul Blomfield (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Nic Dakin (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Ruth Cadbury (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Justice)
(2 debate interactions)
Jess Phillips (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
James Gray (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Pauline Latham (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(2 debate interactions)
Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party)
SNP Deputy Westminster Leader
(2 debate interactions)
Alan Johnson (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Alberto Costa (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Anne McLaughlin (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (International Development)
(2 debate interactions)
Michelle Donelan (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(2 debate interactions)
Jeff Smith (Labour)
Opposition Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Owen Thompson (Scottish National Party)
SNP Chief Whip
(2 debate interactions)
Kirsten Oswald (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Women)
(2 debate interactions)
Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op))
(2 debate interactions)
David Rutley (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(2 debate interactions)
Amanda Solloway (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(2 debate interactions)
Jo Cox (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Alex Chalk (Conservative)
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
(2 debate interactions)
Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Andrew Stephenson (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
(2 debate interactions)
Mims Davies (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
(2 debate interactions)
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(2 debate interactions)
Valerie Vaz (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat)
(2 debate interactions)
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Oliver Colvile (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Ben Howlett (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Huw Merriman (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
(2 debate interactions)
Caroline Flint (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Lady Hermon (Independent)
(2 debate interactions)
Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Kevan Jones (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Rupa Huq (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Bill Esterson (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Transport)
(2 debate interactions)
Maggie Throup (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Holly Lynch (Labour)
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)
(2 debate interactions)
Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy)
(2 debate interactions)
Paula Sherriff (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Damian Green (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Barry Gardiner (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital)
(2 debate interactions)
Jessica Morden (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Wales)
(2 debate interactions)
David Davis (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Lord Swire (Conservative)
(2 debate interactions)
Gordon Marsden (Labour)
(2 debate interactions)
Clive Efford (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Greg Mulholland (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Tania Mathias (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Philip Davies (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Seema Malhotra (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Education)
(1 debate interactions)
Paul Flynn (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
(1 debate interactions)
David Burrowes (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Marie Rimmer (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Peter Aldous (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David Nuttall (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Melanie Onn (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Geraint Davies (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Philip Hollobone (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Peter Kyle (Labour)
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
(1 debate interactions)
Helen Goodman (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Ian C. Lucas (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
John Howell (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Richard Fuller (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Douglas Carswell (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Hammond (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Meg Hillier (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Toby Perkins (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Nature and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Cat Smith (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Hepburn (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris White (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Peter Heaton-Jones (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Bridgen (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Jake Berry (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Simon Hoare (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
(1 debate interactions)
Alex Cunningham (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Justice)
(1 debate interactions)
Maria Miller (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Sammy Wilson (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit)
(1 debate interactions)
Liz McInnes (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Amanda Milling (Conservative)
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(1 debate interactions)
Gavin Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party)
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Defence)
(1 debate interactions)
Mary Robinson (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Graham P Jones (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Immigration)
(1 debate interactions)
Sarah Champion (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(1 debate interactions)
Conor McGinn (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
David Amess (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Edward Leigh (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Damian Collins (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Karen Buck (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Chi Onwurah (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Science, Research and Innovation)
(1 debate interactions)
William Wragg (Independent)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Spencer (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(1 debate interactions)
Alison McGovern (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
(1 debate interactions)
John Redwood (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative)
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland)
(1 debate interactions)
Mark Field (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Wayne David (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Middle East and North Africa)
(1 debate interactions)
Christopher Chope (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Margaret Greenwood (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
John Pugh (Liberal Democrat)
(1 debate interactions)
Rebecca Long Bailey (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Alan Mak (Conservative)
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Rob Marris (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Chris Skidmore (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Julie Elliott (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jason McCartney (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
David Winnick (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op))
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(1 debate interactions)
Lisa Cameron (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Fiona Bruce (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Eleanor Laing (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Tyrie (Non-affiliated)
(1 debate interactions)
Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker)
(1 debate interactions)
Andrew Smith (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Barry Sheerman (Labour (Co-op))
(1 debate interactions)
Jeremy Quin (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Nia Griffith (Labour)
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Lord Bellingham (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Paul Maynard (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
(1 debate interactions)
John Nicolson (Scottish National Party)
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
(1 debate interactions)
Dawn Butler (Labour)
(1 debate interactions)
Craig Williams (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)