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Caitlin Doherty

UK announces sanctions against figures close to Venezuelan president Maduro

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced sanctions against 15 people associated with Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

David Lammy has labelled Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s “claim to power” as “fraudulent”, as the UK announced sanctions against 15 people associated with him.

The Foreign Secretary said that the July elections in which Mr Maduro secured a third term were “neither free nor fair and his regime does not represent the will of the Venezuelan people”.

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