Barack Obama calls George Osborne 'Jeffrey' US President called the Chancellor 'Jeffrey' throughout a meeting at the G8 World leaders gathered in Lough Erne in Northern Ireland for talks on tax Obama admitted confusion with favourite singer Jeffrey Osborne best known for 1980s hit On The Wings Of Love R&B star delighted by namecheck suggests a duet with the Chancellor President joked that Nick Clegg was better looking than David Cameron Barack Obama repeatedly referred to George Osborne as "Jeffrey" during G8 meetings this week in an embarrassing blow for the Chancellor. The US President mixed Mr Osborne up with his favourite soul singer Jeffrey Osborne. And in a further faux pas Mr Obama announced to world leaders that Nick Clegg was better looking than David Cameron. Spot the difference: George Osborne (right) was repeatedly referred to as 'Jeffrey' by US President Barack Obama, who confused him with favourite R&B singer Jeffrey Osborne (left) Confused: US President Barack Obama later apologised to the Chancellor for getting in a muddle about his name Mr Osborne jetted into the second day of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, determined to impress the world's most powerful leaders with his plan to get tough with global tax dodgers. But his pride suffered a major setback when the leader of the free world got him confused with R&B star Jeffrey Osborne - who most famously sang the 1980s hit One The Wings Of Love. Mr Obama called him "Jeffrey" three times, to the visible embarrassment of the Chancellor. "It was obvious Osborne didn't like being called "Jeffrey,"" said a government source. Why would he? His name is George. "It was obvious Osborne didn't like being called "Jeffrey." Government insider In fact the Chancellor's real name is Gideon Oliver Osborne but switched to George aged 13 as a "small act of rebellion." Today the soul singer said he was delighted to get a namecheck at the G8 summit. And in a bizarre twist suggested singing a duet up with the Chancellor. Jeffrey Osborne told Sky News: 'I was really delighted, actually. I was really not aware that he was that much of a fan that he would call the Chancellor Jeffrey Osborne. Tell the Chancellor when I come over I will have to hook up with him and we will do a duet of On The Wings Of Love, or something. Unattractive: David Cameron welcomed the US President to Lough Erne, but Mr Obama joked that Nick Clegg was the better=looking half of the coalition Joke: Mr Osborne failed the see the funny side of the President's slip-up, which has become the talk of Westminster The name gaffe by Mr Obama comes despite Mr Osborne boasting of his close links with the White House. After delivering a 90-minute presentation on global data-sharing plans to stop companies and individual's hiding their profits in tax havens, Mr Osborne was left deflated when Mr Obama responded: "Thanks for that, Jeffrey." Handsome: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg could not hide his delight at being described as better looking than the PM by President Obama But the two men could not be more different. The Chancellor is the son of Sir Peter Osborne, 17th baronet of Ballintaylor and Ballylemon. By contrast the father of singer-songwriter Jeffrey Osborne was Clarence "Legs" Osborne, a trumpet player who played with Duke Ellington and Count Basie. He had a total of 12 children but died when Jeffrey was just 13. In an attempt to make amends, Mr Obama insisted that he did know Mr Osborne's name really. I'm sorry, man. I must have confused you with my favourite R&B singer," he said. Mr Osborne was not the only UK minister to be left put out by the President. When Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg arrived in Lough Erne, Mr Obama greeted him with a swipe at David Cameron, The Sun reported. "It's good to see the better looking half of the Coalition," he said. Today Mr Clegg could barely contain his delight at the compliment. He told his LBC 97.3 radio phone-in: 'These things happen. Any observer looking at the three of us would conclude that the people who looks the coolest is Obama. The Lib Dem leader suggested Mr Cameron had not heard the jibe: 'It was quit a scrum as we were going towards a lunch.'