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Venezuela: Military Intervention

Asked by Jeremy CorbynYour PartyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 12 January 2026UIN 103191

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will publish a summary of the legal advice it has received regarding US airstrikes on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.

Answered by Chris Elmore

I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the Foreign Secretary's statement to the House on 5 January, and her responses to questions raised after that statement.

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