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Nina Lloyd

PM backs transition in Venezuela after Trump says US will ‘run’ country

Sir Keir Starmer said the Government would ‘shed no tears’ about the end of Nicolas Maduro’s regime (Isabel Infantes/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Keir Starmer has backed a transition of power in Venezuela after Donald Trump announced the US would “run” the country until a new government takes over.

The Prime Minister insisted his Labour administration will “shed no tears” over the end of Nicolas Maduro’s regime and said Britain would discuss the “evolving situation” with American counterparts over the coming days.

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