In 2003, thousands of us took to the streets to oppose the US-led invasion of Iraq. “We shall help Iraq move towards democracy,” Tony Blair told us. Perhaps he shared speech notes with George W. Bush, who promised a better future for the Iraqi people. “When the dictator has departed,” the president said, “they can set an example to all the Middle East of a vital and peaceful and self-governing nation.”

Ignoring the warnings of ordinary people who could see the catastrophe ahead, and bypassing any approval from the United Nations, the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq resulted in the deaths of more than a million Iraqis, and set off a spiral of hatred, conflict, and misery that is still spinning today.

This was the last time a Labour prime minister blindly backed the wishes of the United States and its warmongering president. Twenty-three years later, another Labour prime minister is doing his best to cement the UK’s status as a vassal of the United States. On Saturday, the United States launched an unprovoked attack on Venezuela, killing more than forty people. Our prime minister’s response? “The UK has long supported a transition of power.”