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.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has admitted he did not have a rod licence to go fishing with JD Vance and has blamed the oversight on an "administrative error". Lammy has written to the Environment Agency to tell them about the mistake and has bought a fishing licence.

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