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.

Mr Balls, a former Labour cabinet minister and a regular presenter on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, had questioned Ms Cooper about 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…