The new biography of Gordon Brown suggests the prime minister and chancellor are fundamentally at odds over the future of the NHS.

Robert Peston's "Brown's Britain" quotes a Treasury adviser saying that the chancellor believes Tony Blair and Labour's policy chief Alan Milburn see the health service as an "organising idea" rather than a provider of care.

The dispute could lead to a rift over Labour's election manifesto, which Blair has promised will be "unremittingly New Labour" and "market based".