Overview
- The Conservative leader said Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro was a brutal regime and that she understands why the United States acted.
- She contrasted her stance with other MPs, citing her upbringing under a Nigerian military dictatorship as shaping her view.
- Badenoch questioned the rules-based order, saying international law exists only by states’ consent and is not backed by a global police or court.
- She criticized the British government for what she called hand-wringing and urged the U.K. to project strength, including standing by Denmark and NATO over Greenland.
- She distinguished her support for the Venezuela operation from President Trump’s Greenland rhetoric and noted that Maduro and Cilia Flores were brought to a New York courtroom on Monday.