2026 is getting off to a bad start for the British hard left as the US announced this morning that it has removed Venezuela’s Maduro from the country. Caracas was rocked in a series of airstrikes covering for a special forces operation…
Trump has been signalling action against Venezuela for months – a trend that only emboldened the traditional support the British left has given to South American communism. Novara Media’s Ash Sarkar posted:
“There is no rules-based international order. It literally does not exist.“
Meanwhile, Corbyn had this to say:
“The US has launched an unprovoked and illegal attack on Venezuela.
This is a brazen attempt to secure control over Venezuelan natural resources.
It is an act of war that puts the lives of millions of people at risk — and should be condemned by anyone who believes in sovereignty and international law.”
It’s going to be a long day of hot takes. No10 silent meanwhile, there are a few Labour backbenchers who love Maduro…
Craig Beaumont, executive director of the Federation of Small Businesses:
“Business sentiment is now closer to dismay than confidence.”