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Last week, British foreign minister David Lammy went fishing with US Vice President JD Vance at his retreat within the English countryside. Now, he could be fined for doing so.
Lammy on Wednesday referred himself to the UK’s setting watchdog for fishing with out a rod license – an offense in Britain that could land him with a tremendous of £2,500 ($3,400).
“The foreign secretary has written to the Environment Agency over an administrative oversight that meant the appropriate licenses had not been acquired for fishing on a private lake as part of a diplomatic engagement at Chevening House last week,” a Foreign Office spokesperson stated.
“As soon as the foreign secretary was made aware of the administrative error, he successfully purchased the relevant rod fishing licenses,” the spokesperson added.
“He also wrote to the Environment Agency notifying them of the error, demonstrating how it would be rectified, and thanking them for their work protecting Britain’s fisheries.”
Lammy just lately hosted Vance at Chevening House, his grace-and-favor retreat within the southern county of Kent, often called the Garden of England. After his diplomatic engagements, the vp has stayed within the nation for a household trip.
Although Vance has been important of the British authorities for what he claims is its heavy-handed strategy to free speech, he and Lammy held a chummy press convention after their unlawful fishing journey.
“Unfortunately, the one strain on the special relationship is that all of my kids caught fish, but the foreign secretary did not,” Vance instructed reporters.
The fish that had been caught by the group had been returned to the non-public lake, based on Britain’s PA Media information company.
Those aged 13 or older will need to have a rod license to freshwater fish in England and Wales, below legal guidelines aiming to guard fish shares and make fisheries sustainable.
“Everyone who goes fishing needs a licence to help improve our rivers, lakes and the sport anglers love,” stated an Environment Agency spokesperson, based on PA. “We understand the relevant licences have been purchased.”