[Stooky Bill]

That's my point about spirit vs letter of the rule. Should somebody who has associated themselves with a particular party to the extent of declaring themselves a prospective candidate be hosting that kind of programme through an election period?

Obviously that gets into interesting territory with ex MPs like Ed Balls on GMB.

Yes, if you go down that particular route then it opens a massive can of worms.

His political affiliation isn't exactly a secret, before LBC he ran for election as a Conservative candidate several times