analysis

Some people think Prime Minister’s Questions is about holding the person in charge of the UK to account.

They should dispel that notion immediately.

It is about party leaders getting on TV.

Never has that been more obvious than during the battle of the sound bites which took place in the House of Commons yesterday.

Two out of three worked remarkably well.

Starting from the final delivery, the SNP’s Angus Robertson may have ripped off Die Welt, the German newspaper, who beat him to the quip “Little Britain Brexit”, but that did not make the line any less effective.

Especially when compared with the shambles from the man in charge of the supposedly official opposition.

Jeremy Corbyn’s great complaint about Theresa May’s Brexit plan was that she did not announce it to parliament.

It’s probably not the issue that will resonate with ordinary people.

As for his attempt at an attack line, the kindest thing that could be suggested is he finds a new scriptwriter.

“Restoring parliamentary democracy while side-lining parliament. It’s not so much the Iron Lady as the Irony Lady.”

It’s the most painful use of the word irony since Alanis Morissette started writing music.

One of the biggest criticisms of the UK electoral set up is that it is a two-party system.

On this evidence, that dynamic duo is the Conservatives and the SNP.

After Robertson pressed on jobs, his colleague Kirsty Blackman managed to make the PM look uncertain for just a moment asking her if Scottish MPs will get a say on the deal.

The man who would be Prime Minister failed to land a blow.

Sir Keir Starmer is a competent and strong voice on Brexit but all that is left beyond him is Hilary Benn and the Brexit Select Committee, which sounds like a nightmarish ’60s pop band rather than an effective opposition.

It is vital the Government is held to account in this time of incredible constitutional upheaval.

The PM is currently getting an easy ride.