Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy began a two‑day visit to Washington DC on 7 January 2026, invited by Vice President JD Vance, to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The trip included a meeting at the White House and an event at Mount Vernon where Lammy delivered the UK’s contribution to a time capsule, to be buried beneath the Washington Monument. He discussed the UK‑US special relationship, cooperation on peace in Ukraine, economic growth, and emerging technologies. Lammy also met young leaders supported by Baltimore’s Next One Up charity and the 2026 cohort of Marshall Scholars, and planned to visit Toronto afterwards to study Ontario’s judge‑only trials. The time capsule, designed by architect Lord Norman Foster, will be opened in 2276.
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