12 h. ago Trump’s Venezuela strike won’t distract voters from the crises at home | Steven Greenhouse

As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies insteadImmediately after Donald Trump ordered a military strike in Venezuela, many critics focused on how that attack violated international law as well as the US War Powers Resolution. But there hasn’t been nearly enough focus on the domestic implications of Trump’s move.Trump seems to have ordered his Venezuela venture in part to flip the script away from domestic matters, where things aren’t going well for him. His approval ratings are under water, and he’s getting low marks on the economy, health policy (just 30% approval), inflation (31% approval on the cost of living), his immigration crackdown (41% approval) and his sending the national guard into US cities. Then there’s the big thumbs down that Americans are giving to his tariffs, which have helped push up prices even though candidate Trump promised to lower prices on day one.Steven Greenhouse is a journalist and auth...

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49 h. ago Senate Democrats ridicule Trump’s ‘insane’ plan to ‘steal’ Venezuela’s oil ‘at gunpoint’

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58 h. ago Scottish Labour briefing wars are an act of monumental stupidity

Daily Record Political Editor says Scottish Labour MPs calling for Keir Starmer to be replaced before May are harming Anas Sarwar.

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58 h. ago Anas Sarwar criticises 'idiotic' Scottish Labour MPs for secret briefing against Keir Starmer

The Scottish Labour leader has called on his colleagues briefing against the Prime Minister to come out of the shadows

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59 h. ago Anas Sarwar blasts 'idiotic' Scottish Labour MPs who want Keir Starmer to quit

An exasperated Scottish Labour leader hit out at the continued briefings from party MPs about Starmer.

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64 h. ago Oil price falls after Trump says Venezuela will send supply to US – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude drops back to $60 a barrelVenezuela ‘turning over’ $2bn in oil to US, Trump says, in move that could cut supply to ChinaDonald Trump’s “gunboat diplomacy” in Venezuela shows that securing access to critical natural resources such as oil is now a key priority for Washington, say analysts at Unicredit.They point out, in a note to clients, that the toppling of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro marked a decisive break with the rules‑based international order, ushering in a more assertive, America‑First form of hegemony across the western hemisphere.Given that China was the main buyer of smuggled Venezuelan oil and is Caracas’s principal creditor, the move is clearly intended to send a strong signal to Beijing, which has ambitious plans in South America, particularly in resource‑rich countries such as Peru.In 2023, China and Venezuela formalised an “all‑weather strategic partnership”. Beijing also used oil trade...

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3 d. ago 'Cowardly, craven approach': Labour infighting erupts as MPs attack ministers over Venezuela response

Labour backbenchers have rounded on Sir Keir Starmer and his cabinet after their refusals to criticise President Donald Trump for his military intervention in Venezuela

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3 d. ago Preschool teacher arrested after TV interview criticizing Trump for recent attacks against Venezuela

This is the moment a preschool teacher was arrested on camera after criticizing Trump for recent attacks against Venezuela.

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3 d. ago Britain 'faces paying huge sums to EU for single market access' under Keir Starmer's 'Brexit betrayal' reset

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3 d. ago Trump officials brief top lawmakers on Venezuela as the UN and key American allies criticize military operation

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the classified briefing ‘posed far more questions than it ever answered’

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4 d. ago Starmer criticised for not querying legality of Trump’s Venezuela attack

Some Labour MPs want the UK prime minister to label the US intervention as a breach of international law

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4 d. ago Cooper refuses to condemn US action in Venezuela as criticism among Labour MPs grows

Government facing mounting criticism from its own MPs urging Sir Keir Starmer to criticise the US intervention

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4 d. ago Tyson Fury's daughter Venezuela, 16, shares her wedding date after mum blasted critics

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4 d. ago ‘Vast majority’ of Labour MPs want to see democracy in Venezuela, says Starmer

The Prime Minister has resisted demands from MPs on Labour’s left to condemn the US military action.

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4 d. ago Starmer claims he is 'driving down bills' in desperate New Year relaunch

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4 d. ago Labour ministers and MPs jubilant at Starmer's 'Brexit betrayal' after PM seeks closer ties to the EU single market 'in the national interest'

The Prime Minister yesterday said he would be willing to align the UK with Brussels' single market 'in the national interest', despite a Labour manifesto vow not to.

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4 d. ago Minister rejects claims government refusing to call Maduro extradition illegal to placate Trump – UK politics live

Mike Tapp says No 10 is talking to US and close allies about legal aspect after Starmer declines to criticise Venezuela operationIn his long interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg yesterday, Keir Starmer was asked repeatedly about why he was unwilling to condemn the extradition of Nicolás Maduro when it was evidently against international law.Starmer described himself as “a lifelong advocate of international law and the importance of compliance with international law”, but said that he wanted to get “all the material facts” and establish “the full picture” before he passed comment on the legality of what happened.The relationship between the US and the UK is one of the closest relationships in the world. It is vitally important for our defence, for our security, for our intelligence. It is my responsibility to make sure that relationship works, as the prime minister of this country, working with the president of the United States We do have differences of views on various things ...

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4 d. ago Starmer under pressure from his own MPs after refusing to denounce Trump over Venezuela

Anxious to preserve diplomatic ties with the UK’s most powerful ally, Starmer, a former human rights lawyer, has yet to criticise the American raid

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4 d. ago Struggling Starmer mounts ANOTHER relaunch bid in New Year speech TODAY as he warns mutinous Labour MPs getting rid of him would be 'gift to Farage'

Keir Starmer will insist he can ease the cost of living pressure on Brits on a visit to Berkshire this morning.

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