“This is the hand-wringing language of moral bankruptcy" (Image: GETTY )
The criticism was made by former Foreign Secretary and Tory leader William Hague. Last month Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself President, challenging the regime of Nicolas Maduro. Mr Corbyn has refused to back calls for Mr Maduro to stand down claiming: “The future of Venezuela is a matter for Venezuelans.”
Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Mr Hague commented: “This is the hand-wringing language of moral bankruptcy.
“No doubt he thinks what happens in North Korea is a matter for North Koreans, overlooking the fact they have no way of expressing their views.
“Extend his argument back a few decades and he would be informing us that dealing with Nazis was a matter for Germans alone.”
Venezuela has descended into political and economic chaos under the leadership of Mr Maduro and his charismatic predecessor, Hugo Chavez.
The Venezuelan economy all but collapsed under the Maduro regime, with the country’s currently having an annual inflation rate of 80,000 percent last year.
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