The statement made by Priti Patel, the Shadow Foreign Secretary, on 3 January 2026.
We have always strongly condemned Maduro’s brutal and repressive regime and the Conservative Government did not consider Maduro’s administration as legitimate. Nobody will shed tears over him no longer being in power.
We await the full facts about the US operation which has removed Maduro and we want to see the Venezuelan people enjoy democratic norms and freedoms.
This is clearly a very serious geopolitical moment.