“I think what we’ve seen of good governance is that you need to have one saying yes and one saying no.”

Heir-apparent to No 10 Andy Burnham must enter Downing Street with “direction and purpose”, being careful to select a chancellor who will “challenge” him to find the “best way forward”, says former adviser to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Theo Bertram.

Theo Bertram was speaking to Kait Borsay on The Evening Edition On Times Radio. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, from 7-10pm.

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