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Bakers pull Watson support
BAKERS’ union BFAWU withdrew its support for Tom Watson’s deputy Labour leadership bid yesterday after he abstained on a vote over Tory welfare cuts.
The Labour-affiliated union said the West Bromich MP had “let down” its low-paid members now facing cuts to working tax credits.
National president Ian Hodson told the Star: “Abstaining doesn’t help our members at all.
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