BRITAIN’S communists have accused “lapdog Labour” of pandering to the Tories’ appalling foreign policy agenda that seeks to distract from its dire failings at home.

Johnnie Hunter told the Communist Party political committee on Tuesday evening that recent announcements on military spending, extremism and China show the desperation of the Tories to avoid a general election fought on their domestic record.

But he added: “The tragedy is that Labour — the only realistic alternative to another Tory central government — is pandering to this anti-democratic, warmongering agenda instead of challenging it.