Ed Miliband ’ s son has inadvertently waded into the row about the Labour leader ’ s kitchen as he declared it ‘ the best ’ in his house . The unwitting admission from five-year-old Daniel , to be broadcast tonight , came as Mr Miliband yet again wheeled out his children for the cameras . It is the fourth time they have appeared on screen during the campaign – once for a BBC profile , again for an interview on ITV ’ s Good Morning Britain , a third time for a campaign visit in Blackpool over Easter , and again this evening on ITV . Scroll down for video . Kitchen sink dramas : Ed Miliband and his family in the kitchen that has caused so much controversy . Child 's play : Mr Miliband 's son Daniel ( left ) has inadvertently waded into the row about 'two kitchens ' Ed . The comment was made during an ITV interview in which the Milibands , including wife Justine ( right ) , cook eggs . But the move somewhat backfires as his eldest son tells the camera the spartan kitchen – that last month sparked such controversy for Mr Miliband – is the ‘ best ’ in the £2.7million home . And it led to accusations that Mr Miliband lives an ‘ Upstairs , Downstairs ’ lifestyle last night as he was forced to admit that he needs two kitchens because the family nanny lives in the basement of his London ‘ mansion ’ . However , Mr Miliband , who is filmed attempting to make scrambled eggs , claims controversy about his kitchen ‘ makes me laugh ’ . He tells ITV ’ s political editor Tom Bradby : ‘ This is the kitchen we use , I mean there ’ s a kitchen downstairs . Our nanny lives downstairs and it ’ s sort of a basement area , a basement flat . She uses the kitchen downstairs and we use this kitchen. ’ But the revelation that he keeps the help downstairs will do little to bolster Mr Miliband ’ s claim that he is in touch with struggling families . Tory MP Julian Smith : ‘ This exposes Ed Miliband for the hypocrite and champagne socialist that he is . He claims he is on the side of working people but the reality is his home life is like a scene from Upstairs , Downstairs. ’ Daniel , Miliband 's eldest son , tells the camera the spartan kitchen – that last month sparked such controversy for Mr Miliband – is the ‘ best ’ in the £2.7million home . In a personal interview with ITV ’ s Tonight programme , Mr Miliband also brushes aside controversy about embarrassing pictures last year of him struggling to eat a bacon sandwich . But Mr Bradby reveals he has been asked not to film Mrs Miliband eating the eggs her husband has cooked . The Labour leader indicates that spin chiefs have also told him not to be filmed eating , saying : ‘ Apparently I ’ m not allowed to eat them. ’ Mr Miliband ’ s kitchen hit the headlines last month when he was filmed in it by the BBC . In the personal interview , Mr Miliband also brushes aside controversy about embarrassing pictures last year of him struggling to eat a bacon sandwich ( pictured ) Critics questioned whether the small , utilitarian room could really be the main kitchen in a large North London home that will qualify as a ‘ mansion ’ for the purposes of Labour ’ s proposed Mansion Tax . Times columnist and Miliband family friend Jenni Russell then intervened to say that the home ’ s real kitchen is ‘ lovely ’ . She said the room in which Mr Miliband was filmed was a ‘ functional kitchenette by the sitting room for tea and quick snacks ’ . Mr Miliband ’ s decision to again make prominent use of his sons Daniel and Samuel , four , to bolster his image is also likely to raise eyebrows . The boys are seen playing in a park and heard chatting with their parents . David and Samantha Cameron have allowed much more limited media access to their children . A Labour source said : ‘ Justine and the children are the most important people in Ed ’ s life and it is right that the public see he is a father and a family man . ’
Miliband came under fire last month for having two kitchens in £2.7m home . In an ITV interview , he admits that he has a second kitchen for his nanny . Comment led to accusations Miliband lives 'Upstairs , Downstairs ' lifestyle . The Prime Minister is said to be considering the idea of renting out one or both houses and moving into Number 10 as part of a new strategy aimed at reducing housing costs by encouraging more people to