When opening a village fair, Labour MP Helen Goodman thought she’d name drop a few local attractions to show how in-touch she is with her constituency.
But the politican was left embarrassed when she confused Ingleton, County Durham, for another village with the same name some 70 miles away.
Labour MP Helen Goodman described the village on the edge of her constituency as being famous for its beautiful waterfalls and deep caves during a speech at the Village Fayre and Classic Vehicle Show.
But the Bishop Auckland MP had confused the tiny village with a population of just 400 with another on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Organisers from the Ingleton Village Fayre and Classic Vehicle Show were angered by Saturday's incident - and furiously said it was unlikely she would ever be invited back.
Today, Ms Goodman - who is accused of basing her speech from the Wikipedia entry for the other Ingleton - laughed off the mistake by calling it 'a simple accident'.
Nick Biggin, a local resident who works at The Black Horse pub in Ingleton said: 'I think it’s definitely arrogance.
'I only moved here in February and I have seen a lot of customers get mixed up with the villages.
'But as an MP for this constituency she should know better, you should know the area that you are serving.'
She's caved in
She's caved in
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: She's caved in
Seems like the townsfolk should have a better sense of humor about this sort of thing. Happens with regularity -- politicians talk a lot so they're bound to blow it from time to time.