FOOD industry union BFAWU announced today that it will be consulting its members over whether it should remain affiliated to Labour because of concern over the “political direction” of the party.

The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers’ Union said it is appalled by the treatment of socialist members and MPs, particularly Jeremy Corbyn, under leadership of Sir Keir Starmer.

And it savaged a party that only provided an “illusion” of opposition to the Tories, saying the government’s disastrous handling of the pandemic has too often “enjoyed the full support of Keir Starmer’s Labour.”