"MPs have attacked UK ministers over their refusal to criticise Donald Trump's attack on Venezuela, as Keir Starmer attempts to walk a fine line between defending international law and keeping the US president on side. Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs rounded on the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, on Monday night as frustration grew over the government's cautious response to the US capture of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro."
"If a large and powerful country abducts the leader of another, however abhorrent that leader is, and then tries to intimidate the smaller country in order it says itself to gain access to its resources doesn't the foreign secretary agree that this should be called out, not just by Britain, but by our western allies? She added: We should be calling it out for what it is: a breach of international law."
UK ministers faced criticism for refusing to criticise Donald Trump's attack on Venezuela and for declining to judge its legality. Keir Starmer sought to balance defending international law with maintaining relations with the US president. MPs from Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties challenged foreign secretary Yvette Cooper amid frustration over the government's cautious response to the US capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Critics warned that a muted UK response could embolden China and Russia. Emily Thornberry called the action a breach of international law, while Richard Burgon and Ed Davey criticised the government's failure to explain or condemn the US actions.
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