Starmer ‘wants to speak to Trump’ after denying UK involvement in Venezuela strikes
Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed that the UK was “in no way involved” in the US attack on Venezuela.
The Prime Minister announced his intention to meet US President Donald Trump to “establish the facts” following the night operation in which multiple explosions were heard and low-flying planes swept over Caracas.
President Trump claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, along with his wife Cilia Flores, were captured and sent out of the country after months of pressure from Washington. He is expected to hold a press conference later.
Asked on Saturday whether he had spoken to Mr Trump, Sir Keir said: “No, I have not and this is obviously a fast moving situation and we need to get all the facts out.
“What I can say is that the UK was not involved in this operation in any way and, as you can imagine, we are focusing on British nationals in Venezuela (and) working very closely with our embassy.
“I want to talk to the president. I’ll want to talk to the allies, but right now I think we need to get the facts out there.”
“I think President Trump will hold a press conference later, so I expect more information will come out then.”
Asked whether he condemned the action, the Prime Minister said, “I want to reveal the facts first. I want to talk to President Trump, I want to talk to allies.”
He added: “I always say and believe that we should all support international law, but I think it’s a fast-moving situation at this stage, let’s get the facts out there and go from there.”
