Toppled Respect MP George Galloway had the "unique distinction of always speaking with immense power, but always being completely wrong", David Cameron has said.

The Tory leader criticised him as he welcomed his Bradford West successor - Labour's Naseem Shah - to the Commons during Prime Minister's Questions today.

He said: "On behalf of the whole House, can I welcome you to your place.

You replace someone who I think had a unique distinction of always speaking with immense power, but always being completely wrong. I'm sure you will take a different approach."

Ms Shah asked why Bradford continued to be "neglected" in the Prime Minister's regional plans.

Mr Cameron replied: "Bradford should be part of this northern powerhouse because the concept is linking up the great cities of the north of England and making the most of them.

"In terms of neglecting Bradford, I would say quite the opposite.

"If you look at the spending power per dwelling that your local authority has, it is actually almost GBP2,300 - that is almost £300 more than the average for England."

As Ms Shah asked her question, she said she was wondering whether Mr Cameron ever actually answered any posed to him during the weekly sparring session.