Credit where it’s due. The Corbynistas are absolutely tireless. Every single time their man is accused of doing something wrong, they’re straight on the case with an excuse. The terrorist wreath-laying ceremony, the “ram-packed” train video, the “Zionists don’t understand English irony” speech, and now “stupid woman” – no matter what the accusation, they leap instantly to his defence, without fail. Their loyalty is utterly undying.

If I were Jeremy Corbyn, I’d almost be tempted to do something totally indefensible – just as an experiment, to see how far my supporters would go to bail me out.

“No, Jeremy did not ‘throw a kitten down a well’. As usual, the mainstream media have outrageously misrepresented him. The fact is, thanks to cruel Tory cuts to saucers of milk, the kitten was extremely thirsty. So, out of simple human compassion, Jeremy took the kitten to a well, to give it some water.

“But – thanks to cruel Tory cuts to council well budgets – there was no bucket. So Jeremy kindly helped the kitten take what in the circumstances was the quickest route to the water.

“Of course, the BBC will inevitably try to blame Jeremy for the fact that there turned out to be no water at the bottom of the well. But Jeremy could hardly have been expected to know that. No one would have been able to tell from that distance. After all, the well was 100ft deep.