Foreign Secretary David Lammy has referred himself to the Environment Agency because he did not have a rod licence to go fishing with US Vice President JD Vance. Mr Lammy failed to catch any fish when he hosted Mr Vance at his grace-and-favour retreat at Chevening House, Kent this month.

David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after not having a rod licence on his fishing trip with US Vice-President JD Vance at Chevening House, Kent

The Foreign Secretary could be fined more than £2,000 after fishing with JD Vance without a licence. David Lammy was photographed fishing alongside the US vice-president during the second family’s stay at Chevening House this weekend.