British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary David Lammy will meet today with US Vice President JD Vance, who is on a private holiday in the country, the British Foreign Office announced yesterday, quoted by Agence France Presse and BTA.
The two will talk at the luxurious government residence "Chevening House" in Kent, southeast of London, which is traditionally used by British foreign ministers, the statement said.
Vance and Lammy will discuss "shared priorities and the stability of the UK-US relationship", the Foreign Office added.
The US vice president, his wife Usha and their three children will stay at "Chevening House" for "a full weekend of private relaxation", the statement said.
British media have been reporting for several weeks about Vance and his family's plans to vacation in the English countryside, specifically in the Cotswolds region in southwest England. The visit follows the trip of US President Donald Trump, who visited his two golf clubs in Scotland in late July, AFP notes.
Initially private, Trump's 5-day stay in Scotland was however saturated with diplomatic displays, in particular the conclusion of a tariff agreement with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife also traveled to Scotland to meet Trump.
The deputy minister of state at the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government in Britain, responsible for homelessness and democracy - Rushanara Ali, resigned from the government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, Reuters reported.
The agency notes that this happened after a public scandal related to allegations that she evicted tenants from a property she owned before increasing the rent by hundreds of British pounds.
In a letter sent to British Prime Minister Starmer, Ali, who is of Bangladeshi origin, said that she had complied with "all relevant legal requirements" but that continuing to work would distract the British public from the activities of the government.