Foreign Office denies David Lammy refused to pay £600 fare to French taxi driver

Foreign Secretary David Lammy and his wife Nicola Green attend the State Banquet at the Palazzo Quirinale in Rome during the King’s state visit to Italy (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Foreign Office has denied that David Lammy refused to pay a taxi driver who drove the Foreign Secretary and his wife from Italy to France.

An anonymous taxi driver told French media Mr Lammy became “aggressive” when asked to pay 700 euros (£590) of the 1,550 euro bill, the remainder of which was to be paid by the booking service.