US EditionDavid Lammy Given Formal Warning over Lack of Licence During Fishing Trip with JD Vance - but Will Avoid Fine
David Lammy received a warning instead of a fine for fishing without a rod licence, as the Environment Agency rarely prosecutes first-time offences, citing his inexperience and self-reporting.
- On August 8, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy hosted U.S. Vice-President JD Vance at Chevening estate, fishing without a licence but later self-reporting and purchasing one, avoiding a fine.
- Failing to purchase a Rod Licence before fishing led David Lammy and JD Vance to fish illegally at Chevening, Kent, earlier this month, violating Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs rules.
- The EA said it usually responds to first breaches by issuing advice or warnings to inexperienced anglers instead of prosecuting, aligning with its enforcement and sanctions policy.
- The move risks a row over 'two‑tier justice', with critics noting the EA prosecuted Owen Stockting yet issued only a warning to Lammy, despite saying it 'always prosecute'.
- The Foreign Office said the EA's findings draw a line under this matter; in 2024/25 the EA prosecuted 765 people, issued 1,965 warnings, and gave advice to 159.
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This started backwards: when British Foreign Minister David Lammy had himself photographed with US Vice President JD Vance while fishing this summer, the joy of the successful PR action lasted only a short while. Only days later the Labour politician showed himself: he had no fishing licence, as a speaker had to admit. But a bad replay does not have to fear Lammy. He got away with a warning, it was said on Friday. In the first offenses, the Brit…
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LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Lammy went fishing with U.S. Vice President JD Vance earlier this month and the closest thing he came to catching was a whopping fine.
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