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Sir Keir Starmer He is facing a growing backlash over his failure to condemn Labor MPs Donald Trumpstrike Venezuela and the arrest of Nicolás Maduro.
former shadow attorney general Mrs. Emily Thornberry become the most senior labor figures of condemnation US actionsputting pressure on Sir Keir to sever ties Mr Trump’s behavior and stated that “it must be pointed out.”
Ms Emily, who chairs the House of Commons foreign affairs select committee, warned: “You can’t walk into a smaller country and take its resources, tell its leaders what to do or put their leaders in jail.
“There are rules. They were born out of the chaos, suffering and bloodshed of World War II.
“Might is not necessarily right. Just because big countries can walk in on small ones, doesn’t mean they are allowed to do so.”
written in daily mirror, She said: “That doesn’t mean it won’t happen, but it’s in everyone’s interest that it doesn’t happen and it has to be stopped.
“Trump said Venezuela They are all within his “sphere of influence,” so he has free reign.
“The worry is that China today might be thinking ‘Isn’t Taiwan in our sphere of influence?’ Putin is thinking ‘I have Ukraine in my hands.'”
Her comments were echoed by Norwich Labor MP Clive Lewis, who said the US attack on Venezuela was a “clear breach of the Nuremberg Principles that the UK helped to develop”.
“Now a [Labour government] Won’t even defend them,” Mr Lewis said in a post on X.
“This silence is not diplomacy. It is the moral equivalent of a white flag.”
The Nuremberg Principles are basic rules of international law established after World War II.
left-wing Labor MP Richard Bergen Sir Keir was asked to join other leaders in criticizing Trump, while Liverpool-based Labor MP Kim Johnson questioned “whether we as a country still support international law and sovereignty”.
“Anyone Keir Starmer “Either you believe in international law or you don’t,” Mr. Bourgon said in a post on X.
He added: “You can’t pick and choose. Trump’s war on Venezuela is about stealing its oil. It’s also about turning all of Latin America back into a US colony.”
“This is about sending a message: International law doesn’t matter. All governments, including ours, must stand up to Trump’s rogue politics.”
Apsana Begum, Labor MP for Poplar and Limehouse, said: “The prime minister’s support for Trump will forever haunt his legacy.
“This is disgraceful and does huge damage to democracy and trust at home and to the UK’s global standing.”
Ms Begum wrote on Twitter: “The British public still remembers the UK’s role in supporting the illegal US-led war in Iraq. Even now under international law the Venezuelan people have the right to decide their own future.”
Meanwhile, former Labor MP Diane Abbott, now an independent, told Sir Keir: “If you can’t say it’s illegal, then all your talk about human rights, the law and democracy is empty talk.”
Former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused President Trump of “unprovoked and unlawful attacks” on Venezuela.
Former human rights lawyer Sir Keir, keen to maintain diplomatic ties with Britain’s most powerful ally, has yet to criticize the US raid.
Instead, he said he wanted to “establish the facts and proceed from the facts,” adding that he had been a “lifelong advocate of international law.”
Later, the prime minister appeared to back Trump’s actions, saying he would not “shed a tear” over the end of Maduro’s regime.
Calls from the Labor left and others for Sir Keir to speak out are likely to increase as Trump threatens further action against Greenland and Colombia.
But Home Affairs Minister Mike Tapp refused to say whether the government would condemn any such behaviour, telling Sky News he would not “make running comments” or “talk about what-ifs”.
Asked about the US president’s threats, Mr Tapper told Sky News: “I’m very clear that allies do matter and that’s why we are having cautious diplomatic conversations behind the scenes with the US, our European allies and Five Eyes partners and we will not be making ongoing comments.”
Asked whether the UK would condemn any action against Greenland, he said: “They are both members of NATO and I am very proud that NATO has used discussions to address issues of division.”