“You endorse Boris Johnson as the next PM, he has no morals, values, he’s dishonest, xenophobic, he will destroy the economy with a #NoDealBrexit which will cost jobs/livelihoods.Not everyone was thinking the wurst of the company, with one user saying: “I love Heck Bangers.
“No snowflake remoaner is going to stop me buying them.
“In fact I’m off to Sainsbos now to get a couple of packs. Bangers n Mash for Tea. How very English.”
Another said: “People need to calm down. They make sausages not nukes #BoycottHeck.”
Heck responded to the online outrage by issuing a statement to make themselves “completely understood”.
The company wrote: “We invited both candidates for leadership to come and see us during the York hustings.
“Indeed, we welcome anyone to look round our factory whatever their views or political party.
“We’ve always said that Brexit or no Brexit, we have to make our own success, new ranges, exporting and innovating.
“That’s to secure jobs.
“We do not specifically endorse any candidate, we want to know how Brexit will affect our business and team.
“We wanted to seize upon the chance to ask them what they are going to do to secure the long term future of our team.
“You have to work with who is going to be in power whatever your political view, dialogue is the only way forward.”
The company also pointed to how 50% of their workforce are from Eastern Europe.
During his visit to Heck’s headquarters, Mr Johnson – who is favourite to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May – gave his backing for a “Sausage of the North” sculpture to be erected overlooking the A1(M).
