Overview

• David Lammy informed the Environment Agency that he and Vice President JD Vance fished for carp without licences at Chevening House in Kent last week.
• The Foreign Office called the oversight administrative and said Lammy paid the required day-licence fees soon after being notified of the infraction.
• Environment Agency officials confirmed all caught carp were returned to the private lake and said no fines or equipment seizures have been imposed.
• The incident has fueled media scrutiny of Vance’s travel arrangements following reports of special accommodations like an Ohio river level change and a private Taj Mahal closure.
• About sixty protesters in Charlbury challenged Vance’s Cotswolds visit, reflecting wider public criticism of his perceived privileged treatment.