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Starmer faces pressure to condemn US capture of Venezuelan President

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Publish Date
Tue, 6 Jan 2026, 11:13am
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Starmer faces pressure to condemn US capture of Venezuelan President

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 6 Jan 2026, 11:13am

The UK Prime Minister is in an awkward position following the US’ action in Venezuela. 

President Nicolas Maduro was taken in a US military operation over the weekend, and is soon to stand trial in New York on drugs and weapons charges.   

Keir Starmer told the BBC he will shed no tears over the end of Nicolas Maduro's regime, but is not prepared to comment on the US military action in Venezuela. 

But UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Andrew Dickens Starmer is under a lot of pressure to condemn the actions of the US. 

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