The Spectator’s Parliamentarian of the Year awards were held at the Savoy Hotel on Wednesday. Here are the winners:
Newcomer of the year
Andrea Leadsom (Con). For her work grilling bankers on the Treasury select committee and setting up the Fresh Start Group.Backbencher of the year
Alistair Darling (Lab). His campaign for the Union has made Westminster more relevant in Scotland than at any time since -devolution.Campaigner of the year
Andy Burnham (Lab). Our former ‘Minister to Watch’ did more than any other MP to press for the Hillsborough report, which gave parliament one of its most extraordinary moments.Inquisitor of the year
Margaret Hodge (Lab). Her public accounts committee inspires as much fear in permanent secretaries as it does in tax-avoiding chief executives.Speech of the year
Charles Walker (Con) and Kevan Jones (Lab). Their extraordinary speeches in June, discussing their struggles with mental health problems, helped break a taboo and change the law.Non-resignation of the year
Lord Hill (Con).
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