The United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary David Lammy admitted to fishing illegally with Vice President Vance last week.

Lammy's office said he has reported himself for not acquiring the proper license required to fish for freshwater species, which could have resulted in a fine of up to 2,500 pounds ($3,394).

U.K. officials said Lammy has never previously fished at the site prior to last week and that Lammy's home in Kent, Chevening House, provided the rods.

“The Foreign Secretary has written to the Environment Agency over an administrative oversight that meant the appropriate licences had not been acquired for fishing on a private lake as part of a diplomatic engagement at........

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