“The far-right
governments of Trump and Bolsonaro offer no hope to Venezuela,"
the group said in a letter.
Britain’s parliamentarians, social leaders, politicians, and celebrities openly
condemned international interventionism against Venezuela in a public statement
published in The Guardian Sunday.
In light of
the recent developments in the South American country, the U.K. publication asked
its readers to share their thoughts on President Trump’s tireless efforts to
disrupt the region’s politics and oust democratically elected President Nicolas
Maduro.
Sixteen
high ranking British officials, representatives of 24 labor and political movements,
six academics, as well as the journalist and campaigner, Owen Jones; Writer and
playwright Tariq Ali, Rapper Lowkey, Poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, and Actor Andy
de la Tour were among the first to respond.
They wrote,
“The far-right governments of (U.S. President Donald) Trump and (Brazilian
President Jair) Bolsonaro offer no hope to Venezuela or to the majority of
people in Latin America (U.S. puts ‘full weight’ behind regime change in
Venezuela, 24 January).
“Whatever
views people hold on Venezuela, there is no justification for backing the U.S.
attempt at regime change under way, which, if successful, could go the way of
the disastrous interventions in Iraq and Libya.
“Instead,
the way forward is the call for dialogue from the Mexican and Bolivian presidents,”
the statement said.
The letter
comes as the United States and its right-wing allies recognized opposition
lawmaker Juan Guaido as the country's "interim president" after he
spef-proclaimed himself as such on Jan. 23, an illegal and unconstitutional
move and a rejection of the second term of the Nicolas Maduro in office which
he won after last year's May elections.
Since then
Guaido, the United States and right-wing governments in the region have been calling
on the Venezuelan military to oust Maduro. However, the country's defense
minister and top military brass have come out in support of Maduro and his
government.
The letter
mentioned above was signed by the following:
John
McDonnell MP, Diane Abbott MP, Richard Burgon MP, Dan Carden MP, Laura Pidcock
MP, Emma Dent Coad MP, Clive Lewis MP, Grahame Morris MP, Kate Osamor MP,
Dennis Skinner MP, Laura Smith MP, Chris Williamson MP, Neil Findlay MSP, John
Finnie MSP, Doreen Massey, Michael Mansfield QC, Owen Jones Journalist and
campaigner, Tariq Ali Writer and playwright, Lowkey Rapper, Linton Kwesi
Johnson Poet, Andy de la Tour Actor, John Hendy QC, Lindsey German Stop the War
Coalition, Kate Hudson Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Tony Burke and Steve
Turner Unite the Union assistant general secretaries, Matt Wrack Fire Brigades
Union (FBU) general secretary, Manuel Cortes Technical Standards and Safety
Authority (TSSA) general secretary, Doug Nicholls General Federation of Trade
Unions (GFTU) general secretary; Ronnie Draper Bakers, Food and Allied Workers'
Union (BFAWU) general secretary; Chris Kitchen National Union of Mineworkers
(NUM) general secretary, Andy Kerr Communication Workers Union (CWU) deputy
general secretary, Zita Holbourne Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)
national vice-president, Sean McGovern Unite EC and TUC general council
(disabled workers’ representative), Christine Blower Former National Union of
Teachers (NUT) general secretary, Lara McNeill Labor National Executive Committee
(NEC) youth representative, Rachel Garnham Labor NEC member, Claudia Webbe
Labor NEC member, Peter Willsman Labor NEC member, Marcus Barnett International
officer of Young Labor, Mark Weisbrot Center for Economic and Policy Research,
Dr. Francisco Dominguez Head of Latin American Studies, Middlesex University;
Ray Bush Professor of African studies and development politics, Leeds
University; Peter Hallward Professor of philosophy, Kingston University; Ken
Livingstone Former mayor of London; Salma Yaqoob Equality and human rights
campaigner, Maggie Bowden General secretary, Liberation; Colin Burgon Labor
Friends of Progressive Latin America, Dr. Susan Grey Venezuela Solidarity
Campaign.
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