Labour row over crisis in South American state rumbles on

Labour row over crisis in South American state rumbles on

The Labour row over Venezuela shows no sign of abating, with an ally of leader Jeremy Corbyn being accused of "backing the wrong side" in the crisis.

There have been calls for Mr Corbyn to condemn the Venezuelan regime having previously expressed his support for it.

As a backbench MP he hailed Mr Maduro's predecessor Hugo Chavez as an "inspiration to all of us fighting back against austerity and neo-liberal economics in Europe" and a parliamentary motion which congratulated Mr Maduro on his election and called for closer ties between Venezuela and the UK.
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