Miriam Margolyes will not face an Ofcom investigation for declaring on live television that she wished Boris Johnson had died of coronavirus.
The British actor drew nearly 500 complaints after making the comments during an appearance on the 8 May episode of Channel 4’s comedy series The Last Leg.
“I had difficulty not wanting Boris Johnson to die,” Margolyes said during the show.
She continued: “So then I wanted him to get better, which he did do, he did get better.