Cameron is "potentially the best all-round Prime Minister of the modern era"

That plaudit is just one of a gush of tributes to the Coalition leader that appears in tomorrow's - wait for it... Guardian. They are penned by Martin Kettle:

"When Gordon Brown resigned two months ago, he left behind no thank-you notes for the staff at Chequers who had looked after him so often during his three years in office. After David Cameron spent his first weekend at his new weekend residence, by contrast, he returned to London leaving a handwritten note of appreciation...

Like Tony Blair before him, Cameron deploys his courtesy and charm for political purposes. Watch him in Question Time as new Labour MPs ask him barbed questions. Cameron does not sneer or talk down to backbenchers, as Brown did. Instead he flatters them. When Labour's Kate Green asked her first question to Cameron he began his answer by praising her "incredible work" as head of the Child Poverty Action Group...

In the last two months, nothing has become the prime minister more than his Commons statement of regret for the Bloody Sunday killings. The speech was a model, and when Cameron said, "On behalf of our country I am deeply sorry", the applause outside Derry Guildhall almost seemed to wash away 40 years of hurt...

The polls show what a key asset Cameron is to the coalition. The government's approval rating is +8 points, according to this week's YouGov/Sunday Times poll. But Cameron's own rating is +28...

He is showing himself as potentially the best all-round prime minister of the modern era. Labour's hopefuls should learn from him. No doubt about it, Cameron wins this season's political golden boot."

Read the full piece.

Tim Montgomerie