Jason Donovan's backing of Boris Johnson in London's mayoral election on the actor's radio show was a "very serious" breach of broadcasting rules, Ofcom found. Donovan's comments were made during an edition of the Sunday Night With Jason Donovan show on 27 April, just days before the elections. He said: "It's time for a change. It's definitely time for a change. Boris Johnson. I have to say it. That's my political message ..." A listener complained to Ofcom after hearing Donovan's comments on Invicta FM. Radio station owner GCap said an on-air apology was read out on the radio stations that carried the entertainment programme and it was made clear Donovan's comments were not condoned. It said it was only Donovan's fourth live radio broadcast with the show and accepted that his comments breached rules about due impartiality....
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