General Election: Gordon Brown admits to difficulties with Alistair Darling

By Andrew Porter and Mary Riddell Published: 9:30AM GMT twenty-seven February 2010

Gordon Brown has denied unleashing the "forces of hell" on Alistair Darling

Gordon Brown has refused to contend either Alistair Darling would be his chancellor if Labour won the ubiquitous choosing and certified to a "difficult relationship" with his Downing Street neighbour.

In an talk in The Daily Telegraph, he declined to endorse the appointment and pronounced he could not be approaching to make known his Cabinet whilst "we"ve got an choosing to get through".

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It was at large expected, not slightest by supporters of Mr Darling, that he would be changed from the Treasury if Labour shaped the subsequent government.

Tensions in between the dual men were laid unclothed this week when the Chancellor indicted Mr Brown of permitting No10 turn doctors to unleash "the forces of hell" on him.

He fanned the abandon of the brawl yesterday when asked either he stood by his comments.

"Of march I do, and not only a little of it, all of it," he said.

Mr Brown pronounced it was unavoidable that family with his Chancellor were formidable since of the inlet of the job, but that did not meant he did not get on with Mr Darling.