David Lammy has escaped a £2,500 fine after he failed to get a rod licence before fishing with JD Vance.
The Foreign Secretary took the US vice-president fishing at his official country retreat in Chevening, Kent, on August 8 as he hosted him at the start of his UK holiday.
It later emerged, however, that Mr Lammy did not possess the required licence for rod fishing.
The Foreign Secretary referred himself to the environment watchdog over the 'administrative oversight' and purchased a retrospective licence.
Anglers in England and Wales aged 13 or over must have a rod licence to fish for freshwater species such as carp, according to the Environment Agency.
