Britain’s top diplomat found himself in some hot water recently after he went fishing with U.S. Vice President JD Vance – but it wasn’t over anything the politicians discussed. U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy was given a written warning by the country’s Environment Agency for fishing without a license, the agency said Friday.
Lammy had invited Vance and his family to his country estate south of London, where the pair had a photo op at a nearby river. The pair also held a bilateral meeting during the visit to discuss international issues.
The agency said that anyone over 13 is required to have a license to fish in freshwater in the country. The agency didn’t say whether Vance had a license, citing privacy issues. If he had been fined, the foreign secretary would have had to pay nearly $4,000.
Lammy belatedly purchased a fishing license and reported himself to the agency, with a spokesperson calling the incident an