Britain's foreign secretary faces fine for fishing without a license

Britain's foreign secretary faces fine for fishing without a license

What people on this side of the pond call “Brand Britain” has taken something of a knock in recent years – especially in the United States, which the British often still view as an errant son. With unnerving speed Britain’s reputation has collapsed stateside, especially among the political right, from the country of Brideshead Revisited to a grotty Airstrip One. The symbol of the new Britain in the eyes of many Americans are the ubiquitous licen…

U.K. Foreign Secretary Faces $3,400 Fine for Fishing Without a License During Vance Cotswolds Visit

‘As soon as the foreign secretary was made aware of the administrative error, he successfully purchased the relevant rod fishing licences,’ a foreign secretary spokesman says.