Letter: Donald Trump took the moral high ground with his invasion of Venezuela - the country was poverty stricken under Maduro but now prosperity can return

The American invasion of Venezuela has sparked off a variety of responses, many of them rhetorical over the justification of it, but I shall refresh people’s memories of ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn praising Mr Maduro's regime.

Despite having large oil reserves the country was poverty stricken, with people starving in the streets and foodstores empty, and with a corrupt intransigent ex-president creating social misery.

President Trump's decision took the moral high ground, so if it means feeding people, restoring self esteem and bringing back relative prosperity, so be it.

Although living standards in the UK have dropped under Labour, but not as bad as Venezuela, the economic policies of Sir Keir Starmer have some similarities to Nicolás Maduro, so he should choose his words wisely on the world stage, being adept at dropping clangers.

David Fleming, Norfolk