BRITAIN’S so-called special relationship with the US was branded a “humiliation” today as PM Sir Keir Starmer cosied up to Donald Trump’s aggression over Venezuela and Greenland.

The Labour leader faced a barrage of criticism after he declined to criticise the warmongering president at PMQs, saying siding with Europe over the US would be a mistake.

The former human rights barrister was branded “ridiculous” for refusing to say whether US forces kidnapping Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores from their home in Caracas at the weekend broke international law.

He also told the Commons that MPs will have the opportunity to vote on whether troops will be deployed to Ukraine in the event of a peace deal — but Downing Street refused to say whether such a vote would take place before deployment.

Following a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” on Tuesday, the PM told MPs the number of personnel placed in “military hubs” in Ukraine will be determined in accordance with Britain’s military plans.

He reiterated if there was a “legal instrument” required, he would have a debate and vote in the Commons, insisting: “On the question of security guarantees, there is nothing between the UK and US, and we’ve been constantly discussing this over many weeks and months.”

But neither his press secretary nor his official spokesman could say whether a Commons vote rejecting British deployment in Ukraine would bind the government, as it did when former Tory PM David Cameron lost a vote on military action in Syria in 2013.

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey told the Commons that it is “ridiculous” Sir Keir wouldn’t say whether or not the US raid on Venezuela breached international law.

He asked Sir Keir if he agrees with Geoffrey Robertson KC, head of his former chambers, who said that the US operation against Venezuela was illegal.

The PM replied, saying that he and “Geoffrey” have disagreed on many things over the years, and repeated Mr Maduro was not a legitimate leader.

European leaders and the Trump administration remain at odds over the US president’s desire to take over Greenland, the vast Arctic island which is an autonomous territory of Nato ally Denmark.

The White House said on Tuesday that using the US military is “always an option” for Mr Trump’s proposed annexation.

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen has warned the US seizing her country’s territory could spell the end of Nato.

Asked if he agreed, Sir Keir accused Sir Ed of trying to get him to choose between Europe and the US and said: “That would be a strategic mistake for our country.”

Stop the War Coalition convener Lindsey German told the Morning Star: “Donald Trump is a warmongering menace. His kidnap of Maduro is in breach of international law, as is his theft of Venezuelan oil. 

“Starmer’s pathetic response is appeasement of Trump. He is talking about a peacekeeping force in Ukraine. But by far the biggest threat to world peace sits in Washington and Florida.”

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn MP said: “The government’s failure to stand up to Trump is pathetic. The Prime Minister knows what the US did in Venezuela was illegal — but he has chosen to desecrate the meaning of international law to avoid upsetting Donald Trump.

“This is the true meaning of the so-called ‘special relationship’ that government ministers are so desperate to protect: one where the United States tells us to jump, and we ask how high.

“When ministers go on air and refuse to say whether it is illegal for the United States to kidnap a sitting president, this is no relationship. It is humiliation.”

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy will meanwhile continue discussions over Ukraine with US vice-president JD Vance in Washington DC.

Mr Lammy is travelling to Washington to take part in celebrations to mark the 250th anniversary of the US.

A spokeswoman for Momentum said: “Under Starmer, the UK’s relationship with Trump has been one of craven subservience. Nowhere has this been starker than in the refusal to condemn Trump’s criminal attack on Venezuela. 

“If the UK is to have any moral legitimacy whatsoever in world affairs, Lammy must stand up to Trump’s bullying and criminality and demand a respect for a sovereignty of all nations.”