Overview
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK played no role in the strikes or in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores.
- Starmer later said Britain would shed no tears over the end of Maduro’s rule and backed a transition of power in Venezuela.
- The Foreign Office is assisting roughly 500 UK nationals in Venezuela and now advises against all travel to the country.
- President Trump says the US will run Venezuela until a safe transition, as Attorney General Pam Bondi says Maduro will face narco‑terrorism and weapons charges in American courts.
- The United Nations expressed alarm over potential breaches of international law, while UK political reactions split between calls to condemn the raid and statements welcoming Maduro’s removal.