Foreign Secretary David Lammy is due to meet US Vice President JD Vance, amid ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

Lammy is expected to host the vice president on Friday at Chevening, his official country retreat in Kent, as Vance begins a summer holiday with his family in the UK.

They will discuss UK-US relations in a bilateral meeting before being joined by their families.

The pair are said to have developed a warm friendship, bonding over their difficult childhoods and Christian faith.

Lammy is reported to have attended Mass at the vice president’s Washington residence during a visit in March, and now plans to repay the favour with the stay at Chevening.

Built in the 17th century, Grade I-listed Chevening was previously the home of the earls of Stanhope, before it was gifted to t

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