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UK backs Guaido in court battle over $2bn of Venezuelan gold in Bank of England

Venezuelan gold fight reaches UK Supreme Court

Lawyers for the UK government said the UK’s recognition of Juan Guaido (pictured above) on 4 February 2019 was 'clear and not ambiguous'
Lawyers for the UK government said the UK’s recognition of Juan Guaido (pictured above) on 4 February 2019 was 'clear and not ambiguous' Photo: Federico Parra/Getty Images

The UK government said it continues to recognise Juan Guaido as the President of Venezuela in an intervention in a Supreme Court battle over $2bn of Venezuelan gold in the vaults of the Bank of England.

The case centres on who is the rightful president of Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro or Guaido.

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