Labour leader Ed Miliband got caught out in a regional radio interview when he was unable to identify his party's leader on the local borough council in Swindon and appeared not to know the authority was Conservative-led.
Mr Miliband was ambushed on BBC Wiltshire when presenter Ben Prater asked him what he thought of Jim Grant, without explaining who Cllr Grant was.
The Labour leader initially said that "lots of Labour representatives" were doing a good job, but then had to ask Prater to "enlighten me" about Grant.
When told who he was, Mr Miliband blundered again by suggesting that he was the leader of Swindon Borough Council, rather than just part of the Labour opposition.
The interview - one of a series of down-the-line chats Mr Miliband has done as part of his campaign for Thursday's local and European elections - attracted the attention of Westminster reporters after being highlighted by the Guido Fawkes political website.
Earlier today Mr Miliband was also accused of being out of touch after under-estimating the cost of his family's weekly food shop.
In an interview with ITV's Good Morning Britain, he said the supermarket bill came to around £70 or £80 but later insisted that he was referring only to the amount spent on "basic" groceries such as fruit and vegetables.
Critics were quick to seize on the comments as proof he did not know the details of his household bills and instead "took a punt".
