Media regulator Ofcom has confirmed it will not launch an investigation after Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was interviewed by her husband Ed Balls live on TV.
Balls, a former Labour cabinet minister and regular presenter on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, questioned his wife about the riots gripping the UK on the programme in August.
At the time, Ofcom said there were 8,201 complaints relating to the segment. Some were about Mr Balls’s interview with Ms Cooper and others were about an exchange with Labour MP Zarah Sultana.
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After reviewing these complaints, the media regulator has now decided not to investigate further.
An Ofcom spokesperson said: “Taking into account that their relationship was made clear twice, that a range of views about Labour’s handling of the riots were included in the programme as a whole, and given the vast majority of the interview was conducted by co-presenter, Kate Garraway, we will not be pursuing further.
“We have, however, issued guidance warning ITV to take particular care over the compliance of such interviews in future to ensure due impartiality is preserved given the clear potential issues that could arise from such an editorial decision.”
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