Ed Balls opted to “sit out” a Good Morning Britain interview with his wife, Yvette Cooper, after previous controversy over potential conflict of interest. On the show on Monday, Susanna Reid, Balls’s co-host,

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Ed Balls sat out an interview with his wife Yvette Cooper on Good Morning Britain today after sparking a 'bias' row. The former Labour Cabinet minister left co-presenter Susanna Reid to ask the questions during the Home Secretary's appearance this morning.