HISTORICAL FACTS: 17 - Caught on Camera

PM choosing words ‘wisely’ on Venezuela, says Cabinet minister

Sir Keir Starmer has been reluctant to criticise the US action directly.

Evening Standard · Jan 6

MPs across UK parties criticise ministers over cautious stance on Venezuela attack

Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper challenged over cautious response to Nicolás Maduro’s capture despite widespread doubts about legality

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5

MPs join protesters calling for release of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro

Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Burgon were among those gathered outside Downing Street.

Evening Standard · Jan 5

UK ministers accused of ‘embarrassing failures’ in Abd el-Fattah case

Ministers should have appointed an envoy to carry out checks on activist in citizenship row, says Emily Thornberry

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025

Yvette Cooper orders Foreign Office to review ‘serious failures’ in Alaa Abd el-Fattah case

The activist, recently released from years of Egyptian detention, had appeared to call for violence against Zionists and police in online comments

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025

Cooper orders Foreign Office review of ‘serious failures’ in El-Fattah case

The Foreign Secretary said successive prime ministers were not briefed on tweets dating back as far as 2010 and civil servants were also unaware.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

Angola and Namibia agree to take back illegal migrants after visa ban threat

Shabana Mahmood earlier warned she could stop issuing visas to foreign nationals from certain countries

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025

Yvette Cooper leads push to free Aung San Suu Kyi as Myanmar elections begin

The UN has warned the military-controlled election is unfolding amid violence, intimidation and arrests. The country’s former leader has not been heard from in two years

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025

Grassroots group’s bank account frozen due to ‘Palestine Action investigation’

Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine, which has no affiliation to direct action group, informed by deputy mayor

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2025

‘You sneak in and hope you make it back’: the Sudanese volunteers risking it all to bring care to millions

Members of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms network tell Guardian they didn’t mind missing out on the Nobel peace prize because ‘we only want to help’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025