David Cameron's Last Ever PMQs Showed Why Everything Is Great!!!!1!

Wednesday saw David Cameron's last ever Prime Minister's Questions before he goes on holiday and it was soooo cuuuute. It was one of those rare times in politics when positivity was the order of the day. It had the feel of a end-of-term assembly before the summer holidays, held by a headmaster whom people have a begrudging respect for, despite all the jibes. Above all, it was an opportunity to remember that even if Cameron resigned because he staked the future of the country on a failed political gamble, he's still a bloody good chap.

Even the barbs seemed to come in a sort of sixth form end-of-term-review style. Jeremy Corbyn said he'd like "to pass on my thanks to his mum for her advice about ties and suits and songs. It's extremely kind of her and I'd be grateful if he could pass that on to her personally and I'm reflecting on the lesson she offered." Cameron shot back that Corbyn was looking "splendid". I know I always tell you off for having your tie undone, naughty young Jeremy, but really you're alright, kiddo.

Cameron also had his reading glasses on, saying he was "beginning to admire Corbyn's tenacity" which apparently reminds him of the black knight in Monty Python's Holy Grail: "he's been kicked so many times but he says 'keep going, it's only a flesh wound!'" The collapse of parliamentary democracy as we know it: all good fun.

Things got a lot more misty-eyed after Corbyn praised Cameron for bringing about gay marriage. Seizing the opportunity to talk about one his few decent legacies, the departing PM said, "I will never forget the day at No. 10 when one of the people who works very close to the front door said to me, 'I'm not that interested in politics, Mr Cameron, but because of something your lot have done, I am able to marry the person I've loved all my life this weekend.' There are many amazing moments in this job, but that was one of my favourites."

I'm sure we can all take a moment to think about our personal favourite moments of Cameron's leadership.

Cutest of all was David Cameron talking about Larry, the 10 Downing Street Cat: "There's a rumour somehow that I don't love Larry. I do. And I have photographic evidence to prove it. Sadly I can't take Larry with me. He belongs to the house and the staff love him very much. As do I." Precious, and brave of Dave to finally admit to loving an animal.

Corbyn joked about a new job on Strictly Come Dancing: "There's a rumour going round that his departure has been carefully choreographed so he can slip seamlessly into the vacancy created this morning by Len Goodman's departure."

Cameron's response: "I don't really have a paso doble, so I can promise that's not the case." How the hours flew by as our country careered off a cliff and into oblivion.

Most of all, there was a lot of praise for DC. The most heart melting came from Peter Lilley MP, who said:

"Is my right hon. Friend aware that in 33 years in this House watching five Prime Ministers and several ex-Prime Ministers, I have seen him achieve a mastery of that Despatch Box unparalleled in my time? That is not just because of his command of detail and his wit, but because he commands the respect of friend and foe alike, who know that he is driven not just by legitimate political ambitions and ideas, but by a sense of duty that always leads him to try to make this country more prosperous, more solvent, more tolerant, more fair, and more free. He will command the respect of generations to come."

And so say all of us. When we look back on today from the nightmarish future we're increasingly likely to inhabit, we'll all remember Cameron's rapier wit at the despatch box, like when he told Angela Eagle to "calm down dear". Not just that, we'll think of the more prosperous, solvent, tolerant, fair, free country that Dave was apparently trying to create and we'll think yes, David Cameron really wasn't all that bad. Back then he seemed a bit callous, an out-of-touch toff at times. We complained when he closed the library and fired the school nurse to save costs. We even held that protest on the school playing fields to stop him selling to those developers.

But that was before we knew. Here in 2035, now that we've grown up, we look back on him with fondness. Our days under Mr. Cameron were the happiest of our lives.

Additional reporting by Salma Haidrani

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