Britain's foreign minister David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing in a carp pond with US Vice President JD Vance without a licence, the UK foreign office said on Wednesday.

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 referred himself to the Environment Agency after fishing with Vance during the vice president’s U.K. vacation. The pair met Friday at Lammy’s official Chevening House residence in Kent ahead of Vance’s trip to the Cotswolds.