All the hard political questions have now been thrown at Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith in their hustings, including asking if they recognised Ant and Dec, the loveable TV personalities (it says here) from the North East.

Whilst it’s assumed that Mr Smith can indeed recognise a talentless media hog when he sees one, Mr Corbyn failed miserably, resulting in him going up in people’s esteem.

“I think the fact that he doesn’t know he these people are probably indicates that he’s not as daft as most people, ” said Carla Marks, a Corbyn supporter, “It means he’s had the good sense to avoid the crap they’re usually on.” “To be honest I couldn’t tell you which is which, ” said Ant and Dec Fan Club member Anton D’Ecque from Rochdale.

Meanwhile Team Owen Smith said that they would definitely have Ant and Dec around the negotiating table with ISIS and Mr Corbyn’s failure to recognise them showed just how much of a silly commie he really is.

Quentin D Fortesqueue is a founding editor of The Rochdale Herald. Part time amateur narcissist and full time satirist Quentin is never happier than when playing his lute and drinking a full bodied Bordeaux. He rarely plays the lute and never gets to drink Bordeaux.