Posted on 01/04/2026 9:41:06 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
When he entered No 10, Sir Keir Starmer staked his reputation on upholding international law.
That commitment is now being put to the test after Britain’s closest ally stormed into a sovereign country and seized its leader, leaving the Prime Minister firmly between a rock and a hard place.
Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president, and his wife Cilia Flores threatens to become a toxic disaster for Sir Keir, who is attempting to get his premiership back on track after a torrid year.
Having worked hard to form a warm but fragile relationship with the erratic US president, the Labour leader will have to balance the value of their strange bond against his own principles and those of his restless backbenchers, who include long-standing apologists for the Venezuelan regime.
Richard Burgon, the chairman of the Socialist Campaign Group, said Sir Keir should “stand up to Trump’s gangster politics” and “respond to an illegal bombing and kidnapping by Trump in exactly the way he would if Putin had carried it out”.
“Either Keir Starmer believes in international law – or he doesn’t,” he added.
As the world watches on, the Prime Minister is being torn in three different directions.
First, he is under pressure from the Labour Left – who have forced him to make several about-turns already – to condemn Mr Maduro’s capture.
Labour MPs Jon Trickett, Kim Johnson and Kate Osborne added to Mr Burgon’s criticism, demanding a tougher stance on Mr Trump.
John McDonnell, Jeremy Corbyn’s former shadow chancellor, also asked how the US raid differed from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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What separates the nations in “international law”? Borders?
Didn’t know he was ever for us.
Bollocks! As if he needs convincing.
“Didn’t know he was ever for us.”
It seems only fair. A lot of us are against Starmer.
Smart money is betting Starmer will be gone before summer.
Uh, memo to The Telegraph and Brits in general: Most Americans don’t give a rat’s butt what you think about almost anything. In fact, we are deeply sick of Brits and Euroweenies attempting to control our affairs.
“with the erratic US president”
Ugh the British press is a joke filled with limp wristed cucks and karens
Time for Argentina to take back The Malvinas.
“Didn’t know he was ever for us.”
Starmer is a full blown Davos sycophant, a worshiper of the WEF and their agenda for totalitarian digital surveillance control over the best interests of his own people.
Not sure whats left to ‘turn’
“ Time for Argentina to take back The Malvinas”
I’m sure you meant that it’s time for Argentina’s capitalist leader to strike a peaceful deal regarding oil exploration between Argentina and the Falkland Islands.
Whatever it takes, get the Euros out of our Hemisphere.
Oh, is it because MI6+The-City-of-London were locked out & it was an exclusively CIA+Wall-St party?
F@#$ so-called international law — that is just UN bureaucrats spewing BShitte. F@#$ Brit labor (yeah, no “u”).
Starmer is a tyrannical pedo-supporter who doesn’t deserve any US support on anything. If Macron weren’t worse I’d cheer on another invasion.
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No, Maduro was not the duly elected leader of Venezuela.
“International Law” does not exist.
trying to make water wet
European News including BBC and SkyNews has been unwatchable since Trump won the 2024 election
Time to move NATO assets to the Americas
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