The Labour leader has always claimed his political career is not about him, but as the Maybot crashes, it’s time for the Jeremy show

Call it the quantity theory of personality. The less warmth and spontaneity the Supreme Leader reveals she has, the more engaging Jeremy Corbyn becomes.

There was a time at the beginning of the election when the Labour leader looked a little lost; candidates deliberately kept his face off their campaign literature and all but the most devoted of his shadow cabinet would only appear on a platform with him under duress. But as, despite numerous software updates, the Maybot has continued to crash and burn, so Corbyn’s momentum has grown.