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In his ruling in July, High Court Judge Nigel Teare had said that there was "no room for recognition of Mr Guaidó as de jure president and of Mr Maduro as de facto president", meaning that even though Mr Maduro remained in charge in the presidential palace in Caracas, the UK government had decided to recognise Mr Guaidó.