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HANSARD VenezuelaThe Prime Minister did so this morning when he was asked about it.05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThe instability in the region has been heavily exacerbated and driven by the Maduro regime, given the scale of migration and trafficking, the operations of criminal gangs and the…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaWhat we have seen in Maduro is a dictator who is no longer running his country, and the hon. Gentleman and I will, rightly, not shed any tears for that. It is important, however,…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaI have been in touch with the US Secretary of State about our position on Greenland, and the Prime Minister made it extremely clear today. We have made it clear to the House that…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThe Monroe doctrine has been interpreted in many different ways over decades and through generations, and historians will dispute that. What I can set out is the UK’s foreign…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaI point out to my hon. Friend that Maduro was not recognised as a Head of State by the UK Government and by many Governments, not least because of the deep corruption, the refusal…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaAgain, I would advise Members against suggesting that there is somehow equivalence between what happened this weekend and Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine—the kidnapping of…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThe hon. Gentleman is right about the future of Venezuela and the future for the Venezuelan people, including young people who have been pushed into hardship and poverty by the…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaAgain, I think the hon. Gentleman wants to draw equivalences between a whole series of different situations. We have been very clear about our view on Greenland.05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThat is why the alliances we stand up for today are ones that are based on our values and on long-standing rules and relationships. That is what the NATO alliance is—it is based…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaWe are working with the US Administration on support for Ukraine, which is about support for a democratic, sovereign state that has been threatened and invaded by an authoritarian…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaI set out already our clear position on Greenland and the importance of international law, but also the importance of working through our different alliances and being prepared to…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThe hon. Member makes an important, thoughtful point about the way in which frameworks need to work, but he is also right that there needs to be the transition to democracy at the…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaAgain, I would say to the hon. Member that there is a continual searching for equivalence when it is really inappropriate to do so. I have made very clear our position on…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaLet me be clear: the UK, Denmark and the US are all members of NATO. That is why it is so important that we continue to ensure the sovereignty of Greenland and of Denmark, and why…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThe UN Security Council has been discussing Venezuela today, as we would expect the UN Security Council to do on a significant issue. We have deep intelligence and security…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThe UK continues to argue for international law and to ensure that it guides and frames the decisions that we take as part of our foreign policy, and I have directly raised the…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaWe should strengthen our European partnerships, which is what we have been doing, and strengthen our investment in defence—again, that is what we are doing. The transatlantic…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThe hon. Member seems to be drawing an equivalence between the Maduro regime and the democratically elected UK Prime Minister. I think that this equivalence thing is just really…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaI can assure my hon. Friend that we continue to support and uphold the 2016 peace accord. We are the penholder, as he says, so we work closely with the Colombian Government on…05 Jan 2026