Venezuela attack could embolden China and Russia, says Emily Thornberry

<p>Failure to condemn US intervention risks encouraging others to take similar action, warns senior Labour MP</p><p>The lack of western condemnation of the US military intervention in Venezuela could embolden China and Russia to take similar action against other countries, a senior Labour MP has warned.</p><p>Emily Thornberry, who chairs the Commons foreign affairs committee, said that without a coherent and strong response to Donald Trump’s move at the weekend to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/03/trump-venezuela-oil-industry">remove the Venezuelan president</a>, Nicolás Maduro, and bring him to the US, the norms of international law could break down.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/05/venezuela-attack-embolden-china-russia-uk-labour-emily-thornberry">Continue reading...</a>