COMMENT: Lay off the insults Mr Cameron

Many will not agree with the Labour leader on issues such as nuclear weapons, public ownership and taxation.

But at least, on the face of it, he is a man of his word.

The same cannot be said of a number of Conservative cabinet members who are voting and campaigning against their beliefs in the EU referendum simply to curry favour with the Prime Minister.

We would much rather see our MPs be men and women of character and conviction rather than changing their opinions and policies as often as the direction of the wind.

It takes great strength to stand up for what you believe in, even if you know if will make you unpopular.

Mr Corbyn must be given some credit for that.

He certainly was not afforded a honeymoon period after succeeding Ed Miliband. And we cannot avoid the fact that his party remains divided.

But while a great deal of his MPs do not subscribe to his brand of politics, his resounding victory in the leadership election should not be forgotten.

Only a fool would be complacent enough to underestimate him and the electorate.

Mr Cameron's jibe about the opposition leader's suit will certainly not win him fans from undecided or floating voters. The Old Etonian bully boy tag is a millstone around the necks of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor.

They'd do well to remember their election to high office has been far from convincing. Mr Cameron has become Prime Minister on the coattails of the Liberal Democrats and by a paper thin majority of 12, in part fuelled by the fear of the Scottish Nationalists.

Ultimately they will be judged by what they actually achieve during their time in Government – not a series of one liners at Mr Corbyn's expense.

The Labour leader may have been on solid Labour territory in Willenhall yesterday but he was given a resounding welcome by members of the public.

His walk through the town centre brought about a rare occurrence scarcely seen on official political visits a la Cameron and Miliband – he met and spoke to real people.

MPs, party members, and voters alike may not be convinced Mr Corbyn is the right man to be a future Prime Minister.

But that doesn't mean we have to disrespect and deride him.