Oh dear. It seems that all is not well in the party of good comrades. The Americans’ stunning snatch-and-grab operation in Venezuela has divided opinion among Labour MPs. Jeremy Corbyn may no longer be running the show – but it seems some still mourn the ending of Maduro’s regime. Among them was Richard Burgon, Jezza’s onetime business spokesman. The hard-of-thinking socialist reacted with fury to Keir Starmer’s mealy-mouthed statement, tweeting that:
The Prime Minister should respond to an illegal bombing and kidnapping by Trump in exactly the way he would if Putin had carried it out. Either Keir Starmer believes in international law – or he doesn’t. You can’t pick and choose. Time to stand up to Trump’s gangster politics!
It prompted a fellow Labour MP to hit back quickly with new boy David Taylor writing on X that:
You’re in no place to lecture the PM on international ethics given your previous praise for Maduro – not to mention your 11 or so appearances on Putin-controlled Russia TV. Maduro was dictator who killed, tortured and repressed Venezuelans. Enjoy the ’emergency online rally’
Ding, ding, ding! Mr S gives this one to Taylor – good luck surviving in a party with Maduro enthusiasts. Talk about Caracas eh?
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