YP Comment: Confident May attacks Corbyn - PM on course for landslide win

But the wording of the question that led to this verdict – asking who is “the most capable Prime Minister” among party leaders of the day – reflects as much as on the weakness of Jeremy Corbyn as on how she is viewed.

PMQs: May promises to deliver for the North amid pressure to avoid Nestle job losses

In this context, it is hardly surprising Mrs May went on the attack at PMQs, highlighting a website called “I Like Corbyn, But...” that has been promoted by shadow home secretary Diane Abbott in an attempt to reassure those worried about the Labour leader’s attitudes to defence, whether he would increase taxes and even if he is a “terrorist sympathiser”.

As the PM put it: “Even his own supporters know he’s not fit to run this country.”

Mrs May appears certain to be re-elected with an increased majority, however it might not be the last time she faces Mr Corbyn at PMQs. There is the distinct prospect that he will attempt to cling on as Labour leader even if he is rejected at the ballot box.

Figures close to Mr Corbyn have already suggested that he will stay until at least the autumn when his allies can attempt to change party rules to ensure he is eventually followed by a left-wing successor.

Mr Corbyn returned to an old tactic at PMQs of asking questions from ordinary people concerned about issues such as the NHS and education. The issues he raised were real but the Prime Minister was able to fend them off by simply changing the subject to Mr Corbyn’s lack of credibility.

If, or more likely, when, Labour lose the election, his ill-fated leadership of the party must come to an end immediately so Government decisions can be more effectively held to account.

Brexit realities - Both sides must compromise

For all the talk of a ‘hard’ Brexit in recent months the word ‘compromise’ is the one most likely to be the guiding principle when it comes to the complex task of extricating ourselves from the EU.

It was a word conspicuous in its use by Brexit Secretary David Davis in a speech yesterday ahead of the arrival in the UK last night of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, for talks with Theresa May.

The Haltemprice and Howden MP said the Government wants a comprehensive Free Trade agreement as Britain leaves the EU and promised not to “pull up the drawbridge” on immigration, as he conceded that both sides would have to make compromises.

It was a carefully calibrated speech and rightly so. Mr Davis was one of the most vociferous Leave campaigners during last year’s bitter referendum, however, since being tasked with the onerous task of steering Britain out of the EU he has sought to temper the public’s expectations given the scale of the challenge that lies ahead.

His measured tone comes as CBI Director-General, Carolyn Fairbairn, will say in a speech today that the cost of any EU “divorce bill” would be dwarfed by the overall value of EU trade to the British economy.

It’s a reminder that even if Mrs May wins the forthcoming General Election and returns to government with a handsome majority this will not be the end of her problems.

In truth the opposite may be true as Britain embarks on momentous negotiations that will redefine its position in the world.

Tourism boost - Yorkshire set for a bumper year

The weather might be unseasonably chilly but tourism bosses will be warmed by the news that 2017 could be a bumper year for Britain.

According to the Barclays Corporate Banking report, Destination UK: driving growth in the UK hospitality and leisure sector, more Britons are looking to take their holidays closer to home rather than heading abroad, while 63 per cent of international tourists that took part in the survey said they were more likely to visit the UK than this time last year.

A quarter of Yorkshire’s holidaymakers also said they were planning to spend more time in the UK, with God’s Own County their top choice. And who can blame them? Whether it’s the historic splendour of cities like York, the jaw-dropping natural beauty of the Dales, or its atmospheric seaside towns, Yorkshire has a treasure trove of wonders worth exploring. So who needs the Mediterranean sunshine when you have all this on your doorstep?