CHANGES to planned disability benefits cuts were dismissed as a “redundancy payment” by Rebecca Long Bailey MP today.

In an address to the bakers’ union’s annual conference, she said that his government’s concession to up to 170 MPs furious with its austerity plans was “unacceptable.”

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will reportedly introduce a 13-week reprieve to personal independence payment losing their benefits — rather than the usual four weeks — before MPs vote on the government’s welfare changes.

Ms Long Bailey said: “So it’s basically like a redundancy payment — you can have three months but then you’re on your own and it’s not acceptable, and it’s not what we should be expecting from a Labour government.”

She also expressed hopes for unionising sex workers across Britain after dancers in Newcastle received abuse for joining the BFAWU’s Sex Workers Union branch.

“It’s hoped if we can help with this small group of trade unionised workers, we will see mass trade unionisation in the industry right across the UK,” said the socialist chair of BFAWU’s parliamentary group.

Ms Long Bailey also hit out at the job cuts caused by private equity acquisitions’ impact on supermarket supply chains.

She said: “We’ve seen very little action from the Competition and Markets Authority or governments at the time to stop this from happening.

“We’ve maintained that the government has to launch a proper investigation into the impact of private equity acquisitions on UK grocery retailers.”

She said: “I’m hoping that the government will eventually move on [the two child benefit cap] and maybe in time of the Budget we will see some change in direction on this.”

Shareholders for fresh food provider Bakkavor Group last week agreed in principle its acquisition by convenience food manufacturer Greencore, delegates heard, amid fears this will lead to job losses from “efficiency” savings.

In her opening address today, BFAWU general secretary Sarah Woolley said: “We are seeing seismic shifts in our industry.

“We’ve seen time and again how these mergers promise ‘efficiency’ but deliver cuts, closures and chaos.

“Well, we’ve got a message for these companies: our members are not disposable.

“We will always demand full consultation. We will always fight for job security. And we will always resist any attempt to use consolidation as cover for slashing workers’ rights.”