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The Guardian // World

Wes Streeting warns of ‘disintegration’ of rules-based world order after Venezuela attack

Tuesday 6th January 2026, 10:26AM

UK health secretary declines to criticise Donald Trump directly but suggests he is disturbed by events of recent daysUK politics – live updatesVenezuela crisis – live updatesA senior British cabinet minister had warned of the “disintegration” of the international rules-based system in the aftermath of the US capture of the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, saying the instability poses a threat to Britain.Wes Streeting, the health secretary, declined to criticise Donald Trump directly and said that the prime minister, Keir Starmer, did not have the “luxury of commentating” but suggested he was disturbed by the international picture, saying the rules-based order was “creaking at the seams”. Continue reading...

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