Bersatu's strategist Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff today admitted there is a “contestation of ideas” between Pakatan Harapan leaders and the Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) over the direction of government decisions.

However, he said, there is a way of moderating these differences as the CEP's proposals would be first discussed for consensus within the Harapan framework before a collective decision is made at cabinet meetings...