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Martin Lewis would be such a perfect fit, his expertise could help shift the program’s emphasis on news with inane debates more towards news with genuinely helpful advice and tips (almost like a newsy morning version of his money show). With the election coming up he and Ed Balls would both be real assets.

Ed Balls is probably still too close to the Labour Party (more through his wives current position than his former career at this point) to be an asset during an election campaign.
The level of scrutiny any presenter is under during a campaign is going to be heightened compared to normal but someone in Ed’s position wouldnt be able to do much more than breathe without claims of bias from certain quarters.