UK lawmaker calls on government to 'unequivocally condemn' US strikes on Venezuela

By Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - A British lawmaker on Saturday decried US strikes on Venezuela, calling it "naked U.S. imperialism" and saying the UK government “must condemn this unequivocally.”

“Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves — and that’s no coincidence,” Your Party lawmaker Zarah Sultana wrote on US social media company X, following US strikes on the capital, Caracas.

"This is naked U.S. imperialism: an illegal assault on Caracas aimed at overthrowing a sovereign government and plundering its resources," said Sultana, who is a former Labour Party lawmaker.

She added: "(Prime Minister Keir) Starmer’s Labour government must condemn this unequivocally. Solidarity with the Venezuelan people."

Earlier, Venezuela’s government accused the US of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states, and declared ‌a national ‌emergency.

US President Donald Trump confirmed the strike on his social media platform Truth Social, saying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been “captured and flown out of the country."