Keir Starmer says UK ‘not involved in any way’ in US strike on Venezuela

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK was “in no way” involved in the US-led attack on Venezuela.

Sir Keir said he had not spoken to US President Donald Trump about the US operation to capture President Nicolas Maduro in the country’s capital, Caracas.

Asked whether he, like many other British politicians, condemned the US action, he told reporters he wanted to “set out the facts” and speak to Trump first about the “rapidly moving situation”.

The Prime Minister also said he was working with the UK embassy in Venezuela to ensure that around 500 British nationals in the South American country were “well cared for, protected and receive appropriate advice”.