AN investigation into the conduct of a top union boss has planted a “time bomb” under Labour.
GMB general secretary Tim Roache, 57, quit suddenly after an internal letter circulated accusing him of improper behaviour.
Ordering the independent probe, union president Barbara Plant vowed to protect its staff, saying the safety of “our people, particularly women” is of “paramount importance”.
It is expected to entangle some senior MPs and union and party officials in what one described as “a scandal-primed time bomb”.
The anonymous letter, signed from “GMB sisters”, made a number of unsubstantiated claims, including that senior Labour figures “colluded many times in a cover up”.
The GMB, which represents 600,000 workers, including ambulance drivers and manufacturing staff, initially said he was standing down after five years in the post due to health reasons.
Mr Roache said: “These allegations are entirely made up with the intention of totally discrediting me.
“With no names of the accusers I have no opportunity to challenge and prove my entire innocence.
“I have spent 40years defending people based on evidence and the right to natural justice.
“This anonymous letter affords me neither.”
