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EPISODE · Jan 5, 2026 · 6 MIN

Rod Liddle: UK Correspondent on the response to the US' abduction of Venezuela's President

from Holiday Breakfast · host Newstalk ZB

The UK Prime Minister is in an awkward position following the US’ action in Venezuela.  President Nicolas Maduro was taken in a US military operation over the weekend, and is soon to stand trial in New York on drugs and weapons charges.    Keir Starmer told the BBC he will shed no tears over the end of Nicolas Maduro's regime, but is not prepared to comment on the US military action in Venezuela.  But UK Correspondent Rod Liddle told Andrew Dickens Starmer is under a lot of pressure to condemn the actions of the US.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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