Tension 'likely' in new government - ex-chief

Tension 'likely' in new government - ex-chiefJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAmmar EbrahimJersey political reporter BBCFormer Chief Minister Kristina Moore said there will likely be arguments over costs and fundingThere will "likely" be tension in Lyndon Farnham's new government, according to Former Chief Minister Kristina Moore.Chief Minister Designate Farnham is due to nominate his ministerial team this week.He previously served as chief minister from 2024 until the election in June 2026 and was credited with bringing political stability.However, Moore, who was chief minister from July 2022 to 2024, when her government was brought down in a vote of no confidence, said she thought the challenge for Farnham this political term would be balancing ministers elected on wanting to cut costs and Senator Tom Binet who had previously called for more spending.More news stories for JerseyListen to the latest news for JerseyLooking ahead to the challenges ahead for Farnham, Kristina Moore said: "There is likely to be quite a lot of tension.""You've got people who have run a strong campaign saying that costs need to be cut. "But, equally, you've got a very determined and strong character [Binet] who is claiming that more spending needs to go ahead, and so I think that we're likely to see some quite considerable clashes over the direction and the means with which some key pieces of work will be done."Binet served as health minister in the last political term and consistently pushed for more funding for health.When asked by the BBC on Friday if he was going to be health minister again, he said: "It looks that way. I don't see people queuing up for it."While the chief minister is due to nominate candidates for ministerial positions, the States Assembly is able to propose and choose different candidates. Tom Binet told the BBC that "it looked that way" when asked if he would be hea...