Boris Johnson appeared unable to name the current West of England mayor, despite the regional leader being a Conservative.
The Prime Minister was asked during a campaign visit to Gloucestershire if he was able to name Tim Bowles, the incumbent mayor who was elected to the post in 2017.
Mr Bowles became the first metro mayor for the West of England Combined Authority, made up of three of the councils in the region – Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
Mr Johnson visited a Barratt Homes development site in Great Oldbury, Gloucestershire (Jonathan Buckmaster/Daily Express/PA)
The Conservative mayor announced he will step down from the post at the end of his first term, with four candidates running to be his successor in next month’s election.