Tories condemned for welcoming Venezuela's ‘self-declared president’ to Downing Street
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab meeting Venezuela's self-declared ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido at Foreign Office in London today
CAMPAIGNERS have condemned the British government’s decision to welcome Venezuelan coup-plotter Juan Guaido to Downing Street today.
Mr Guaido, who proclaimed himself acting Venezuelan president last year, was warmly received by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Protesters rallied outside Downing Street to oppose the meeting.
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